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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
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765
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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
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Estimate €10,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
Sicily, Leontini. ND tetradrachm (c. 440 BC), Leontini.
Obverse. Laureate head of Apollo facing right.
Reverse. LE-O-N-T-IN-ON. Lion’s head facing right, mouth open; surrounded by four left-spiralling barley grains.
HGC 2, 667 – SNG ANS 222 (this obverse die) – SNG Lloyd 1055 (this obverse die) – Rizzo pl. 23 (this obverse die); Silver – 17.32 g – 25 mm - 4 h
From the Athos and Dina Moretti collection, NAC 54 auction of 24 March 2010, lot 38; subsequently sold at the Roma Numismatics 5 auction, 23 March 2013, lot 81.
NGC Ch XF 4/5 3/5 scuff die shift (8237525-011).
With a slight grey patina with iridescent highlights. Tiny black deposits. Superb.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, transposed into national law with effect from 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU are required to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, the successful bidder from the EU must also pay 5.5% VAT on this lot
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