SICILY. Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 16.61 g, 9 h). Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. VΕ-ΟΝΤΙΝΟ-Ν Lion’s head with open jaws to right; above, below and to right, barley grain; to left, tripod. Boehringer 33. SNG ANS 232 var. A lovely, toned coin with a particularly elegant early classical head of Apollo. Some very minor surface roughness, otherwise, extremely fine.
From a German collection formed in the 1990s.
Price realized | 5'500 CHF |
Starting price | 5'200 CHF |
Estimate | 6'500 CHF |