| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 31002 Price realized: 20,000 USD (Approx. 18,232 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, 17.42 gm, 9h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. 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. One of the finest specimen to come to auction, this piece is truly exceptional. Practically untouched from the ravages of time, this piece boasts polychromatic luster bursting through the clouds of patina on the Choice Mint State surfaces. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3048 (11 August 2016), lot 32008. The silver tetradrachms of Leontini show a notable progress of artistic styles throughout the fifth century, beginning with archaic depictions of a walking quadriga similar to issues of Sicily, to a highly stylized Apollo head of a "mannerist" style, to the final evolution seen with this beautiful issue of circa 435-430 BC, depicting Apollo in a highly refined and naturalistic form. Leontini's reliance on agriculture instead of sea trade is reflected with the barley corns surrounding the central lion on the reverse. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-leontini-ca-450-420-bc-ar-tetradrachm-24mm-1742-gm-9h-ngc-choice-ms-5-5-5-5-fine-style/a/3113-31002.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 8000-12000 USD |  |
