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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Stater of Aegina
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Stater of Aegina

Place CreatedGreece, Europe
CultureGreek
PeriodArchaic
Dateca. 600-550 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions3/4 x 7/8 in. (1.9 x 2.2 cm, 10.8 g)
Object number2005.078.007
Label TextObverse: Sea turtle with thin collar and row of dots down back

Reverse: Incuse square containing geometric pattern
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 24, 2013
ProvenanceEx coll. Hammond Burke Nicholson, Jr. (1917-2007), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art