PELOPONNESOS. ARGOLIS. Argos. Circa 480/470-440/430 B.C. AR triobol. 2.97 gm. 13 mm. Forepart of wolf at bay to left, both legs extended forward and head held level / Large A within shallow incuse square; two relatively shallow square incuses in the upper part; pellet below cross bar. HGC 5, 663. Cf. BCD Peloponnesos 1022ff. BMC Peloponessus 136: 9-11. Good Very Fine; high relief wolf; attractive for this issue. Very rare.

Ex BCD with tag.

BCD: "Archaic triobols (such as this one) usually turn up much more worn;...they were part of the staple Peloponnesian currency down to the 2nd century B.C." and hence were well used.