Leontinoi (Sicily), Tetradrachm (silver coin replica)
circa 480 BC.

OBV:
Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer, who is crowned by Nike flying left above, in ex. lion running r.
R:
ΛΕΟΝΤΙΝΟΝ, Laur. hd. of Apollo r., three bay leaves around, one of either side, the other above, beneath lion running r. Original worth c. £15,000

This (original) masterpiece of late archaic art is probably by the same hand as famous "Demareteion" coinage of Syracuse.

 
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