ARKADIA. Tegea. Circa 423-400 BC. Trihemiobol (Silver, 11.5 mm, 1.18 g). Head of Medusa facing. Rev. Three large Ε's back to back; all within shallow circular incuse. BCD Peloponnesos 1718 ( this coin ). BMC 2. SNG Copenhagen 289. SNG Fitzwilliam 3912-3913 ( same obverse die ). Traité II, 3, 973. Rare. Toned. Good very fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, and the BCD Collection, LHS 96, 8 May 2006, 1718, acquired in April 1982 from a private collection, which was purchased in 1961 from Spinks, but was previously sold by M. Ratto. For a coin that has been previously ascribed to Tegea - as BCD 1721 - see below, lot 416, which is now surely attributed to Elaia in Aeolis.