SICILY, Leontini. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.06 g, 1h). Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion left; L-EON-TINO-N around; three barley grains above, to left, and below; leaf with berry to right. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 51 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 668 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 234 (same dies); Dewing 629; Gillet 443; Rizzo pl. XXIII, 19 (same obv. die). Toned, overstruck on uncertain type, scratches under tone on reverse. Good VF. Fine style.
From the Weise Collection. Ex Peus 382 (26 April 2005), lot 64.
Price realized | 3'250 USD |
Starting price | 1'200 USD |
Estimate | 2'000 USD |