SICILY, Gela. Circa 490/85-480/75 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 8.70 g, 6h). Nude warrior riding right, preparing to cast javelin held aloft in his right hand / Forepart of man-headed bull right; CEΛA above. Jenkins, Gela, Group Ib, 11 (O6'/R5); HGC 2, 362; SNG München 254 (same dies); Jameson 582 (same dies). Beautifully toned, underlying luster, light scratch, die break on reverse. Superb EF. Perfectly centered. A spectacular coin and among the finest known for the series.
Ex Kleinkunst Collection (Leu Numismatik 6, 23 October 2020), lot 59; Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 204.