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Didrachm
| Issuer | Gela |
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| Year | 420 BC - 415 BC |
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| Value | Didrachm (2) |
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| Obverse description | Nude warrior on horseback galloping to right, wearing a Phrygian helmet and short chiton with chlamys billowing behind; the rider's right arm is raised and extended, poised to hurl a javelin. The horse is rendered in vigorous motion with all four legs extended. The composition reflects the high-quality engraving tradition of late fifth-century BC Sicilian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a man-headed bull facing left, representing the river-god Gelas, the eponymous deity of the city; the figure combines a powerful bovine body with a bearded, fully human head turned frontally toward the viewer. The musculature of the bull's chest and forelegs is rendered with considerable plasticity and detail. The ethnic legend ΓΕΛΑΣ is inscribed in the upper field above the figure in archaic Greek characters, identifying the issuing city. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΓΕΛΑΣ |
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