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14 LEONTINI. Tetradrachm circa 430-425 BC. 17,18 g. Laureate head of Apollo left // Lions head left, with
open jaws and protruding tongue; around, three barley grains and, behind, laurel leaf. Boehringer, Studies
Price, pl.12, 55 (these dies); Rizzo pl. XXIIII, 4 (these dies); SNG ANS 257 (these dies). Extremely fine 1.000.-
Provenance: Auction H. D. Rauch 40, Vienna (Austria), 18 January 1988, lot n°63.
15 LEONTINI. Didrachm circa 475-470 BC. 8,36 g. Naked horseman advancing right // Lion's 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 1.000.-
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.
16 MESSANA. Tetradrachm circa 412-408 BC. 16,61 g. Slow biga of mules driven left by female charioteer,
wearing long chiton and holding reins in both hands and kentron in right; above, Nike flying right to
crown her. In exergue, two dolphins swimming snout to snout // Hare leaping left; below, head of Pan
left. Jameson 654; SNG Copenhagen 406. Rare. Good very fine 1.000.-
Provenance: privately purchased from SKA-Monetarium in Zurich (Switzerland) in 1984.
17 SELINUS. Didrachm or Nomos circa 530-500 BC. 8,90 g. Selinon leaf // Mill-sail pattern incuse. Selinus
Hoard 39; SNG ANS 670. Extremely fine with sharp details 1.000.-
Provenance: Auction SKA Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Bern, Berne (Switzerland), October 1987, lot n°703.
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