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SICILY, Gela. Circa 465-450 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.00 g, 11h). Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; in background, column with Ionic capital set on plinth of two steps; in exergue, grain ear right / Forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins, Gela, Group III, 209 (O55/R112); HGC 2, 339. Old collection tone, edge splits, traces of find patina, minor die wear. Good VF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, May 2011.
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