SICILY. Leontini. AR Tetradrachm (17.31 gms), ca. 455-430 B.C. NGC Ch VF★, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5. HGC-2, 667; Boehringer-34 (same dies); SNG ANS-219 (same dies). Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right; Reverse: Head of roaring lion right; four barley grains around. A deeply toned and exceptionally pleasing example, this specimen features a more stylized version of Apollos hair, exhibiting a number of locks hanging down from before his ear and a bun banded at the back. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.<p>Ex: Munzen und Medaillen VIII (12/1949) Lot # 759.
