Lot description:
SICILY. Leontini. Circa 430-425 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 17.48 g, 12 h). Laureate head of Apollo to left. Rev. ΛEON-TI-NON Head of a lion with open jaws to left; above, to left and below, three barley grains; to right, laurel leaf. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte, 55 (same dies). HGC 2, 671. Rizzo pl. XXIV, 4 (same dies). SNG ANS 257 (same dies). Lustrous, fresh and sharp, a very attractive example. The usual small die break in Apollo's hair and a few light scratches, otherwise, good extremely fine.
Ex Nomisma 67, 13 April 2023, 5.
Starting price: 1000 CHF | |