LEONTINI. Didrachm circa 475-470 BC. 8.36 g. Naked horseman advancing right // Lions head right with jaws open and tongue protruding; around, four barley grains. Rizzo pl. 22, 12; SNG ANS 209.
Charming iridiscent toning and sharp details. Extremely fine
Provenance: Auction Glendining & Co with Seaby Auctions Ltd 2, London (UK), 15 July 1929, lot n°198; Auction Adolph E. Cahn 68, Francfort (Germany), 26 November 1930, lot n°1083; Auction Glendining & Co. Ltd, London (UK), 4 October 1972, lot n°92.
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