SICILY, Leontini. Circa 415-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.32 g, 9h). VF.CNG Feature Auction 121 Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 4 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 415-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.32 g, 9h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; ΛEO-NT-IN-O[N] and four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 67 (same dies); HGC 2, 677 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 248 (same dies); SNG Lockett 804 (same obv. die); Gillet 450 (same dies); Gulbenkian 220 (same dies); Jameson 635 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 26 (same obv. die); Rizzo pl. XXIV, 15 (same dies). Toned, usual die break on obverse, a few light scratches on reverse. VF. Powerful lion’s head. |