Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4452 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 20TH APRIL) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $800
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,900
SICILY, Leontini, (c.455-430 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.95 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, dotted border, rev. head of lion to right, around four barley grains, around **LEO NT I NON, (S.832, SNG ANS 228 [same dies], Boehringer 38 [same obverse die], Rizzo pl. 23, 2 [same obverse die]). Scrape on obverse across cheek, very dark tone, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Ex Brian Bolton Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 102 (lot 4128) previously from the Robert Rossini Collection.
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