Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 2543. Estimate $300. Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009. Sold For $325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ARKADIA, Arkadian League. Circa 465-460 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.77 g, 6h). Tegea mint. Zeus Lykaios seated left, holding scepter; eagle flying left from his hand / Head of Kallisto right, wearing tainia, within incuse square. Williams,
Confederate, period II, 82 (O59/R52); BCD Peloponnesos (Tegea) -; BMC 36 (same dies); Jameson 1272 (same dies). Near VF, toned, slightly granular surfaces, light cleaning scratches under tone. Very rare.
Ex BCD Collection (not in LHS sale), purchased from V. England, May 1978.