ANCIENT GREEK COINS
SICILY | Gela
Classical Numismatic Review XLVI.1 2021
Lot 566224 AR Tetradrachm, 17.58g
ex Hirsch (1910), 69; Gorny 244 (2017), 56
FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG
| House | Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, USA |
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| Date | March 1st, 2021 |
| Lot | 566224 |
| Description | Circa 420-415 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.58 g, 11h). Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning horses with [wreath held in both hands]; in exergue, heron standing right / Forepart of man-headed bull right; ˝E¬Ås above. Jenkins, Gela, Group VIII, 468 (O90/ R180); HGC 2, 354; SNG ANS 90; SNG Copenhagen 269; SNG Lloyd 971; BMC 50; de Luynes 957; McClean 2258; Ward 153; Weber 1324 (all from the same dies). Handsome old cabinet tone. Good VF. $12,500 Ex Gorny & Mosch 244 (6 March 2017), lot 56; Doubletten des Königsliche Münzkabinett Berlin (J. Hirsch XXVI, 23 May 1910), lot 69; Arthur Löbbecke Collection |
| Issuer | SICILY | Gela |
| Metal | AR (Silver) |
| Denomination | Tetradrachm |
| Weight | 17.58g |
| Estimate | |
| Sold | 12500 |
| Currency | USD |
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SICILY | Gela
Classical Numismatic Review XLVI.1 2021
Lot 566224 AR Tetradrachm, 17.58g