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SICILY, Gela. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.67 g, 6h).
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SICILY, Gela. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.67 g, 6h). Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; palmette with tendrils in exergue / Forepart of man-headed bull in kneeling-running stance left. Jenkins, Gela, Group IV, 353.4 (O68/R139; this coin); cf. HGC 2, 343 (bull forepart right). Old collection tone. In NGC encapsulation 5873733-101, graded Fine, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, scratches. Evidently extremely rare with man-bull to left.
From the Robert W. Bartlett Bequest Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society, purchased from George Beach, August 1983. Ex L. Vierordt (J. Schulman, 17 June 1924), lot 313.
Closing Date and Time: Thursday, 2 September 2021 at 10:05:00 ET.
All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.
From the Robert W. Bartlett Bequest Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society, purchased from George Beach, August 1983. Ex L. Vierordt (J. Schulman, 17 June 1924), lot 313.
Closing Date and Time: Thursday, 2 September 2021 at 10:05:00 ET.
All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.
