SICILY, Gela. Circa 490/85-480/75 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 8.75 g, 1h). Nude warrior, wearing Phrigian cap, riding right, preparing to cast javelin held aloft in his right hand / Forepart of man-headed bull right; CE-ΛA to right and below. Jenkins,
Gela, Group Ib, 20 (O7/R8); HGC 2, 363. Beautifully toned. In NGC encapsulation 4936315-003, graded Ch AU(star), Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style.
Ex Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 44; Sotheby's (7 March 1996), lot 48.
