1 Tetradrachm

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Greek city of Leontini in Sicily -
Silver Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.11 gm.) Circa 476-466 B.C.
Reference: Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 2 (same obv. die); SNG ANS 198-9/200 (same obv./rev. die)
Charioteer driving walking quadriga right above. Nike flying right, crowning horses.
 Head of roaring lion right; four barley grains and LEO-И-TI-NON around.

Founded by Chalkidians from Naxos in 729 B.C., Leontinoi produced no coinage in the Archaic period. In  the early part of the 5th Century B.C. the city was under the rule of the Gelan and the Syracusan tyrants, but in 466 B.C. it regained its independence. Enjoyed considerable prosperity until 422 B.C. when it was reduced to a state of dependency on Syracuse.