Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
Lot number: 46 Price realized: 17,000 USD (Approx. 15,570 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: SICILY, Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.28 g, 12h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; LE-O-NT-IN-ON and four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 37 (same dies); HGC 2, 667; SNG ANS 225 (same obv. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 1048 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1054 (same obv. die); Dewing 626 (same obv. die); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 2 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, a few light marks, light graze on obverse, indication of undertype on reverse. Near EF. Attractive portrait of Apollo. Ex Peus 388 (1 November 2006), lot 84. Estimate: 5000 USD |