Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
Lot number: 33015 Price realized: 3,300 USD (Approx. 3,031 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Ancients SICILY. Leontini. Ca. 450-420 BC. AR tetradrachm (24mm, 17.41 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 5/5, Fine Style, flan flaws. Laureate head of Apollo left / LEO-N-TI-N-ON, head of lion left with open jaws and protruding tongue; bay leaf behind, three barley corns counterclockwise around. Boehringer, Leontinoi 55. Rizzo pl. XXIIII, 4. SNG ANS 229. Exquisitely Fine Style dies, artistically rendered down to individual tendrils of hair. Brilliant halo toning contributes a dimensionality to the already stark devices. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-leontini-ca-450-420-bc-ar-tetradrachm-24mm-1741-gm-11h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-5-5-fine-style-/a/3114-33015.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |