288, Lot: 187. Estimate $150. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ARKADIA, Tegea. Circa 350-330 BC. AR Triobol or Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.58 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena Alea right / Warrior (Kepheos), nude but for helmet, advancing right, holding dagger and shield decorated with griffin; spear below. BCD Peloponnesos 1730 (same dies); HGC 5, 1046. Near VF, toned, light porosity. Very rare.
Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group E-221), lot 323.