Ancients
SICILY. Gela. Ca. 490-475 BC. AR didrachm (23mm, 8.81 gm, 3h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Horseman, nude save for pileus, on horse galloping right, brandishing spear in his upraised right hand / CΕ-ΛΑΣ, forepart of man-faced bull running right. Jenkins, Group I, 72 (O22/R34). HGC 2, 363. SNG ANS 15 (same dies). A stunning example of this attractive type, deeply struck on a broad flan from dies of exquisite style, and lightly toned.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2200-3000 USD