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Auction XXV  22-23 Sep 2022
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Lot 195

Estimate: 1000 GBP
Price realized: 700 GBP
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Arkadia, Tegea AR Hemidrachm. Circa 350-330 BC. Helmeted head of Athena to right / Kephos, nude but for helmet, advancing to right, holding dagger and shield decorated with griffin; TEΓEATAN upwards to left, K (retrograde) between legs, spear below. BCD Peloponnesos I 1731 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 297 (same obv. die); Weber 4347 (same dies); Traeger 636; HGC 5, 1046 (R2). 2.66g, 11mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Exceedingly Rare; the issue seemingly produced using a single obv. die and two rev. dies, no other examples on CoinArchives.

From the Dr. Burkhard Traeger Collection;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 85, 15 September 2010, lot 383;
Ex BCD Collection (not in LHS sale), Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 79, 17 September 2008, lot 298 (hammer: 1,000 USD).
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