Description
Circa 340-330 BC. AR didrachm or nomos, 7.8 gr., 20.5 mm. 1811
Obv.: helmeted head of Leukippos with beard to the right; behind neck: torch.
Rev.: META; barley ear with leaf to the right; above leaf: IH.
Ref.: HN Italy 1555; SNG ANS 407 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 1215 (same obv. die); HGC 1055; Johnston Class A, 5.10.
Well struck and complete. Deep cabinet tone. Extremely Fine.
From the Chandon de Briailles collection. Ex E. Bourgey (Paris June 17 1959), lot 51.
