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SICILY. Leontini. Ca. 450-420 BC. AR tetradrachm (25mm, 16.87 gm, 9h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style, overstruck. Laureate head of Apollo left / LE-O-N-TI-N-ON, head of lion left with open jaws and protruding tongue; bay leaf behind, three barley corns around. Boehringer, Leontinoi 55 (these dies). Rizzo pl. XXIIII, 4 (these dies). SNG ANS 229 (these dies). Deep cabinet toning with hints of golden hues.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 120 (6 October 2020), lot 257; Harlan Berk, private sale (2011)
The silver tetradrachms of Leontini show a notable progress of artistic styles throughout the fifth century, beginning with archaic depictions of a walking quadriga similar to issues of Sicily, to a highly stylized Apollo head of a "mannerist" style, to the final evolution seen with this beautiful issue of circa 435-430 BC, depicting Apollo in a highly refined and naturalistic form. Leontini's reliance on agriculture instead of sea trade is reflected with the barley corns surrounding the central lion on the reverse.
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Estimate: 5000-7000 USD
SICILY. Leontini. Ca. 450-420 BC. AR tetradrachm (25mm, 16.87 gm, 9h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style, overstruck. Laureate head of Apollo left / LE-O-N-TI-N-ON, head of lion left with open jaws and protruding tongue; bay leaf behind, three barley corns around. Boehringer, Leontinoi 55 (these dies). Rizzo pl. XXIIII, 4 (these dies). SNG ANS 229 (these dies). Deep cabinet toning with hints of golden hues.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 120 (6 October 2020), lot 257; Harlan Berk, private sale (2011)
The silver tetradrachms of Leontini show a notable progress of artistic styles throughout the fifth century, beginning with archaic depictions of a walking quadriga similar to issues of Sicily, to a highly stylized Apollo head of a "mannerist" style, to the final evolution seen with this beautiful issue of circa 435-430 BC, depicting Apollo in a highly refined and naturalistic form. Leontini's reliance on agriculture instead of sea trade is reflected with the barley corns surrounding the central lion on the reverse.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-leontini-ca-450-420-bc-ar-tetradrachm-25mm-1687-gm-9h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-4-5-fine-style-/a/3094-34018.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD