Sicily, Gela Didrachm ca. 490-475 BC

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Sicily, Gela didrachm, circa 490–475 BC, in AR silver, 8.71 g and 20 mm; obverse shows a nude male on horseback galloping right, wearing a pileus and brandishing a spear, while the reverse features the forepart of a man‑faced bull swimming right within a circular incuse (HGC 2,363).

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Sicily. Gela, ca. 490-475 BC
AR didrachm
8.71g / 20mm
Nude male on horseback galloping right, wearing pileus, brandishing spear in raised right hand; dotted border / CΕ-ΛΑ (retrograde), forepart of man-faced bull swimming right; all within circular incuse.
HGC 2, 363
Beautifull piece in excelent metal.

Sicily. Gela, ca. 490-475 BC
AR didrachm
8.71g / 20mm
Nude male on horseback galloping right, wearing pileus, brandishing spear in raised right hand; dotted border / CΕ-ΛΑ (retrograde), forepart of man-faced bull swimming right; all within circular incuse.
HGC 2, 363
Beautifull piece in excelent metal.

Details

Era
Before 1400
Culture/region
Sicily, Gela
Year/Period and Variation
ca. 490-475 BC
Denomination
Didrachm
Metal
AR
Condition
Ungraded
PortugalVerified
978
Objects sold
99.27%
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