Sicily. Leontinoi. Circa 450-440 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27.77 mm, 17.29 g). Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev. LE - O - NT - IN - ON, Lion's head right, with open jaws and tongue protruding; around, four barley grains. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte, 35 (same obverse die). Rizzo pl. XXIII, 5 (same obverse die) and 6 (same reverse die). SNG ANS 221 (same dies). HGC 2, 667. Lightly toned, with cleaning marks. Slight die shift and minor flan crack. Good Very Fine.
Sicily. Leontinoi. Circa 450-440 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27.77 mm, 17.29 g). Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev. LE - O - NT - IN - ON, Lion's head right, with open jaws and tongue protruding; around, four barley grains. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte, 35 (same obverse die). Rizzo pl. XXIII, 5 (same obverse die) and 6 (same reverse die). SNG ANS 221 (same dies). HGC 2, 667. Lightly toned, with cleaning marks. Slight die shift and minor flan crack. Good Very Fine.