Areus I, king of Lakedaimon (Sparta), Laconia, AR tetradrachm, 16.91 g. Ca 267-265. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. BASILEWS AREOS, Zeus seated left on high-backed throne, holding eagle and sceptre. H beneath throne, club in exergue. BCD -; Grunauer 1 var. A unique variety of a series that is itself of the highest rarity. With permission of Nomos AG, auction 1, lot 77, May 2009.