Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 2583 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $550
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SICILY, Gela, (c.440-430 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.51 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven right by male charioteer holding reins, Nike above crowning horses, dotted border, rev. forepart of man headed bull to right with long beard, weakly above **GELAS, (cf.S.795, Jenkins 379, obv. 77, rev. 156 [notes fourteen examples known of these dies], SNG ANS 72). Has porosity in fields, but a distinctive pair of dies, very fine/nearly very fine and a scarce die combination.
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