GELA SILVER DIDRACHM – EARLY 5th CENTURY ISSUE EX FLEISCHMANN COLLECTION – CHOICE VF NGC GRADED GREEK SICILY COIN (Inv. 20022)

$2,950.00

20022. SICILY. GELA. Ca. 490–475 BC.
Silver Didrachm, 8.58 g, 20 mm.
Obv. Nude horseman right, preparing to throw spear. Rev. CEΛA, protome of man–headed bull right.
Jenkins, The Coinage of Gela, 18 (O7/R10); HGC 2, 363.
Ex Arizona private collection, acquired from Vilmar FPL IV, no. 13, formerly ex David J. Fleischmann Collection, NY.
NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, “flan flaw,” dark cabinet patina, an interesting variety where the city’s name appears above the bull. It should be noted that NGC is likely incorrect in calling the pattern on the reverse a “flan flaw,” as it is more likely to be traces of an overstrike.