Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
Lot number: 48 Price realized: 4,500 USD (Approx. 4,122 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 430-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.51 g, 6h). Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; LE-O-N-TI-N-ON around; barley grain above, to left, and below; leaf to right. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 55 (same dies); HGC 2, 671 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 257 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1063 (same obv. die); Basel 353 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIV, 4 (same dies). Attractive light toning over lustrous surfaces, typical die break on obverse at an early state. EF. Ex CNG inventory 851453 (August 2009). Estimate: 4000 USD |