SICILY, Leontini. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.20 g, 12h).Electronic Auction 503 Greek, Silver Sold For $ 800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.20 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo left / Head of lion right within linear circle; four barley grains around. Cf. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 51 (same obv. die, but rev. type left with no circle); SNG ANS 233 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1060 (same dies); Athena Fund II 211 (same dies); Gillet 448 = Kunstfreund 92 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 20 (same dies). Toned, roughness, patches of horn silver, cleaning scratches, smoothing on reverse. VF. |