Description
Sicily, Leontini.
Silver Tetradrachm, c. 450-440 BC.
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo facing right.
Reverse: LE-O-NT-IN-ON, head of a roaring lion facing right, four barley corns around.
(Boehringer 35 (same dies); HGC 2, 667; SNG ANS 222-31).
Good Very Fine. Beautiful cabinet tone.
17.32g.
Ex. Knobloch Collection, Stack’s (10/06/1970), lot #125.