Populonia, Etruria, Italy, AV 15mm, 50 Asses. ca 380-350 BC, 2.75 g. 

Obv: Lion’s head right with open jaws and protruding tongue; below, î. Rev. Blank. 

Vecchi I 46 (these dies). Historia Numorum Italy 127. Sambon 1. 
AMB 8 (these dies). SNG ANS 1 (these dies). 

Rare. Well struck and good extremely fine

Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 29 (11.05.2005), lot 3
Sold for 7500 SFr (ca. 6223 USD)

With kind permission of NAC, Jan. 2011