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Nomos 16

10 May 2018
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 4500 CHF
Hammer Price:  4800 CHF
Lot 38

SICILY. Leontini. Circa 430-425 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 17.50 g, 9 h), with a reverse die signed by the “Maestro della foglia”. Laureate head of Apollo to left. Rev. ΛΕΟΝ-ΤΙ-ΝΟΝ Head of a lion with open jaws to left; around, three barley grains and, behind the head, a laurel leaf. Basel 353. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 55. Rizzo pl. XXIV, 4. SNG ANS 257. A very attractive example, splendidly toned and beautifully struck on a broad flan. Some very minor die breaks, otherwise, virtually as struck.

From the Cinquantenaire Collection, Switzerland, ex Leu List 20, 1985, 3.

Online bidding closes: 10 May 2018, 05:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 23 Apr 2024, 23:07:52 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:4800 CHF

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