Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 337. Closing Date: Jan 10, 2005. Estimate $20000 Sold For $35000 LAKONIA. Kings of Lakedaimon (Sparta). Kleomenes III. 235-221 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.83 gm, 12h). Struck circa 227-222 BC. Diademed head of Kleomenes left / L-A, cult statue of Artemis Ortheia right, brandishing spear overhead in right hand, and holding bow in left; at feet below, stag standing right. Grunauer Group III, Series I (V1/R2); BMC Peloponnesus pg. 121, 1 var (wreath on rev.) ; SNG Copenhagen 551 var. (ditto); Weber 4141 (same obverse die). Extremely rare, only 10 specimens cited by Grunauer, 8 of which are in museums. This specimen is the finest known. ($20,000) Copyright © CNG 2002 Used by permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com