SICILY. Leontini. AR Tetradrachm (16.96 gms), ca. 455-430 B.C. NGC VF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5. Flan Flaw.
HGC-2, 667; Boehringer-35 (same obv. die); SNG ANS-220-1 (same obv. die). Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right; Reverse: Head of roaring lion right; four barley grains around. A deeply toned and evenly struck example, with a fairly pronounced die flaw in the left field of the reverse.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Ex: Salton-Schlessinger FPL 33 (Winter 1961/2) Lot # 11.
Estimate: $2000 - $4000