Extremely rare, struck from a masterful die pair
Lot 1918
SICILY. Leontini. Circa 420-415 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 17.10 g, 5 h). Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. 𐤋EON-T-I-N-O-N Head of a lion with open jaws to right; around, three barley grains; below, fish right. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte, 66 (same dies). HGC 2, 676. McClean 2342 (same dies). Rizzo pl. XXIV, 13 (same dies). SNG ANS 253 (same reverse die). Extremely rare, struck from a masterful die pair. Light scratches and the obverse double struck, otherwise, very fine.

From an old Swiss collection, acquired well before 2000.


It is quite unusual to find such a distinct double strike in the otherwise carefully designed and manufactured Leontini tetradrachm series.
Starting price:
250 CHF
Current bid:
250 CHF
Bid increment:
10 CHF
Minimum bid:
260 CHF
Number of bids:
1 Bid
Time left:
Closing time: 14-Dec-25, 17:44:30 CET
All winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee.

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