ANCIENT GREEK COINS
SICILY | Leontini
CNG_20100105
Lot 40 AR Tetradrachm, 17.47g
ex Naville (1934); M&M BASEL (1964); LEU (1976); NAC 8 (1995)
FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG
| House | Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, USA |
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| Date | January 5th, 2010 |
| Lot | 40 |
| Description | SICILY, Leontini.Circa 420-415 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.47 g, 12h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; three barley grains and LEON-T-IN-O-N around; below, fish right. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 66 (same dies); SNG ANS 253 (same rev. die); SNG Lloyd -; Rizzo pl. XXIV, 13 (this coin); McClean 2342 (same dies). EF, attractive cabinet gray toning with golden hues. Extremely rare, and the finest known. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 8 (3 April 1995), lot 137; R.A. von Every Collection (Leu 15, 4 May 1976), lot 82; Münzen und Medaillen AG 28 (19 June 1964), lot 50; Naville XVII (3 October 1934), lot 167. |
| Issuer | SICILY | Leontini |
| Metal | AR (Silver) |
| Denomination | Tetradrachm |
| Weight | 17.47g |
| Estimate | 30000 |
| Sold | 40000 |
| Currency | USD |
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SICILY | Leontini
CNG_20100105
Lot 40 AR Tetradrachm, 17.47g