SICILY, Gela. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.68 g, 2h).CNG Feature Auction 117 Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 3 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Gela. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.68 g, 2h). Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands; palmette with long tendrils in exergue / Forepart of man-headed bull right; [C]EΛAΣ above. Jenkins, Gela, Group IV, 346 (O66/R136); HGC 2, 343; SNG Lloyd 967–8 (same obv. die); SNG Lockett 771 (same obv. die); BMC 36 (same obv. die); Rizzo pl. XVII, 19 (same dies). Deeply toned,hairline flan crack, minor pitting and roughness on reverse. Good VF. |