Catalog
Æ TETRAS
| Issuer | Gela |
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| Year | 420 BC - 405 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A bull standing or striding to the right, rendered with muscular naturalism characteristic of Sicilian bronze coinage of the late 5th century BC. An olive branch is depicted above the bull's back, serving as a secondary decorative and symbolic element in the upper field. Three pellets arranged in the exergue serve as the mark of value, denoting three onkiai and equating this denomination to one-quarter of a litra. The composition reflects the standard reverse type employed by the Geloan mint for its small bronze fractional coinage of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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