Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 146 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
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Lot description: Leontini. Tetradrachm circa 435-430, 27 mm, AR 17.06 g. Laureate head of Apollo l., hair plaited wreath-like around the head. Rev. L – EO – NTIN – O – N Lion's head l., jaws open and tongue protruding; around, four barley grains. SNG ANS 235 (these dies). Dewing 629 (these dies). SNG Ashmolean 1791 (these dies). Rizzo pl. 23, 19 (these dies). Boehringer, Leontinoi 51 (these dies). A portrait of very elegant style struck on a large flan. Lovely old cabinet tone and good very fine Ex Busso Peus sale 382, 2005, 64. Estimate: 3500 CHF |