Archaeological Museum of Bologna

Leontini, city of Sicily close to Syracuse, issued this extraordinary coin depicting on the obverse the head of Apollo adorned with a laurel crown in triple order of leaves and, on the reverse, a lion's head, with open jaws, surrounded by four grains of barley.

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The lion, symbol of Apollo, was venerate in Leontini, and it's probably linked to the city's name, instead of grains of barley which indicate hearth fertility. 

Provenance: University Collection
Datation: 466 - 430 BC
Material: silver
Dimensions: diam mm 27; gr 16,86
Inventory #: 21763