Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2020 NYINC Auction 17-18 Jan 2020
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SICILY. Leontini (Lentini). AR Tetradrachm (17.09 gms), ca. 430-425 B.C. NGC AU, Strike: 3/5 Surface: 3/5. Flan Flaw.
Boehringer-55 (same dies); HGC-2, 671. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo left; Reverse: Head of roaring lion left; three barley grains around; leaf to right. A rather bright example, this piece features good centering and a solid strike, though noted is the light lamination around the lion's eye on the reverse, a minor scratch on the obverse above the laurel wreath, and some surface roughness behind Apollo's head.
Estimate: $1000.00- $1200.00
Boehringer-55 (same dies); HGC-2, 671. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo left; Reverse: Head of roaring lion left; three barley grains around; leaf to right. A rather bright example, this piece features good centering and a solid strike, though noted is the light lamination around the lion's eye on the reverse, a minor scratch on the obverse above the laurel wreath, and some surface roughness behind Apollo's head.
Estimate: $1000.00- $1200.00