Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 2659 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $700
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $650
SICILY, Gela, (c. 490-480 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.71 g), obv. naked horseman to right wearing crested helmet, galloping right brandishing spear held high in his hand, rev. man headed bull to right with long beard, to right and above **GELA*, (S.713, Jenkins Group I, 8 (obv 7, rev. 10), examples in Gela hoard). Lightly toned, with interesting obverse and reverse die cracks, otherwise good very fine, scarce.
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