PELOPONNESOS. ARKADIA. Arkadian League. Circa 460-450 B.C. AR hemidrachm. 2.88 gm. 15 mm. Mantinea mint. Zeus Lykaios seated left, holding scepter; eagle flying left from his hand / Head of Kallisto left, wearing tainia, within incuse square. Williams, Confederate. Period III, 232 (O158/R145). BCD Peloponnesos (Mantinea) -. SNG Copenhagen 168 (same dies). Very Fine; good metal with fresh surfaces, luster traces, and multihued toning; well centered. Struck with a failing die, creating dramatic die breaks on the reverse. Marvelous style. Very rare.

Ex BCD with tags and photos. Ex C. J. Martin FPL (September-October 1988), no. G20, £235.