490-475 BC Gela Sicily SILVER Didrachm! Certified NGC Very Fine! Scarce Ancient Sicilian Coin at a Reasonable Price! Gela was a Rhodian colony on the island of Sicily whose coinage was renowned for its power and beauty. The regions famous didrachmas (it’s earliest coinage) feature a member of the fearsome Geloan cavalry, highly skilled warriors who conquered much of Greek Sicily and would have been paid with didrachmas just like the present example. The reverse shows the local patron river god, in the guise of a man headed bull, a suitable representation of the areas unpredictable and at times destructive river. PRICE REDUCED FOR FAST SALES! The item “RARE 490-475 BC Gela Sicily SILVER Didrachm! NGC VF! Beautiful Sicilian Coin” is in sale since Thursday, October 7, 2021. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Ancient\Greek (450 BC-100 AD)”. The seller is “doct58″ and is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Composition: Silver
- Provenance: NGC ANCIENTS
- EXPANDED: SICILY, GELA
- NGC EXPANDED: 4/5 2/5
- Grade: Very Fine
- Modified Item: No
- Certification: NGC
- Date: 465-450 BC
- Denomination: Didrachm
- Cleaned/Uncleaned: Uncleaned
- Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
- Year: 490 BC
- Era: Ancient
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy