Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 175
NGC VF | Sicily, Gela, AR Didrachm, c. 480 BC, nude horseman galloping right, brandishing spear, rev. GELA, forepart of man-headed bull, the river-god Gelas, swimming right, 8.43g (Jenkins, Gela, group Ib, 7 (O4/R4); SNG ANS 4; SNG Lloyd 956; Rizzo pl. XVII, 6; Basel 279; SNG Delepierre 540; SNG Aberdeen 50, these dies), toned, lovely reverse, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Very Fine ~ marks (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5) [NGC Cert. #8221847-006]
Provenance
The "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins
Spink 46, 9 October 1985, lot 24
Lord Grantley, Sixth Portion, Glendining, 29 June 1944 - lot 2088 (part)
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Estimate
£1,800 to £2,500
Starting price
£1500