Description : Ancient Greek Sicily Silver Litra Leontini | | Litra circa 450-430, AR 0.75 g. LEON Lion’ head l., with jaws agape and tongue protruding. Rev. Naked river-god (Lissos?) standing l., holding patera over altar and laurel-branch in l. hand; behind, barley-grain. Rizzo pl. XXIV, 17. Weber 1392. C. Boehringer, Leontinoi, Studies Price, pl. 12, 58.
Toned and about extremely fine |