MAGNA GRAECIA. SICILY, LEONTINI.
Silver Tetradrachm, circa 425-420 BC.
Obv: laureate head of Apollo right; olive spray behind neck. Rev: head of roaring lion right; three barley grains around, mullet (chelon labrosus) below.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of Agora Numismatiek; ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 293 (06/03/2023), lot 82 ("Acquired in the 1980s/90s", collector's ticket included).
Reference: Boehringer, Münzgeschichte-62 var. (same dies); HGC 2-674; Basel-354 (same dies); Gillet-652 (same dies).
Die Axis: 4h.
Diameter: 25 mm.
Weight: 17.79 g.
Price realized | 1'600 GBP |
Starting price | 750 GBP |
Estimate | 1'500 GBP |