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Didrachm of Gela with horse and rider
Greek
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
about 490–475 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Gela
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 8.67 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number11.1762
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0243.
DescriptionObverse: Horseman on horse galloping right; nude, in crested helmet; with raised right arm hurling spear, in left hand, reins.
Reverse: Forepart of man-headed river bull Gelas right, with beard, mustache, bull's horn and ear; left foreleg extended, right bent under. Row of dots between two plain lines at truncation.
Inscription in Greek at right.
Reverse: Forepart of man-headed river bull Gelas right, with beard, mustache, bull's horn and ear; left foreleg extended, right bent under. Row of dots between two plain lines at truncation.
Inscription in Greek at right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; October 16, 1911: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 17,291.36 (this figure is the total price for MFA 11.1756-11.1808)