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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 425-415 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.34 g, 11h). Laureate head of Apollo left / Head of roaring lion left; leaf to right, three barley grains around. Maltese Period IV, 138 (D34/R106); Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 55 (same dies); HGC 2, 671; SNG ANS 257 (same dies); Gilet 453 (same dies); Rizzo, pl. XXIV, 4 (same dies). Faintly toned over lustrous surfaces, typical die break on obverse, slight die wear and a faint scuff on reverse. EF.
From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Calgary Coin Gallery, March 1994. Reportedly from the Athena Fund.
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