Sicily, Gela Didrachm ca. 490-475 BC

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Sicily, Gela, ca. 490–475 BC; AR didrachm, 8.71 g, 20 mm, obverse: nude male on horseback galloping right with pileus and raised spear, dotted border; reverse: man-faced bull swimming right with forepart and incuse, CΕ-ΛΑ (retrograde), HGC 2, 363; Ungraded.

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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
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Objects sold
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