CLASSICAL COINS
SICILY
LEONTINOI
Tetradrachm, about 475 BC. AR 17.11 g. Slow quadriga r., the driver wearing long chiton and holding the reins with his r. hand, the kentron with his l. hand; above, Nike flying r. to crown the horses. Rev. LEONTIN - ON Lion head r. with jaws open and tongue protruding; around, four grains of corn. SNG München 536 (these dies). Randazzo 53, 77 (this rev. die). Boehringer, Leontinoi pl. 10, 1 (these dies). Rare issue . Toned. Short flan with traces of over overstriking.
Almost extremely fine