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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. |