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 lions eye on the reverse, a minor scratch on the obverse above the laurel wreath, and some surface roughness behind Apollos head.
