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| Issuer | Gela |
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| Year | 420 BC - 405 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse lettering | ΓΕΛΑΣ |
| Reverse description | Head of the youthful river god Gelas facing right, with his hair streaming dramatically upward in flowing locks, a convention in Sicilian coinage used to evoke the deity's aquatic nature. A barley grain is placed in the field behind the head, serving as a secondary symbol associated with the agricultural fertility of the region. The portrait is rendered in the fine incised style typical of late fifth-century BC Geloan bronzes. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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