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Sale 140 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals

Sicily, Gela, (c.490/85-480/75 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.62 g), obv. naked horseman to right wearing crested helmet, galloping right brandishing spear held high in his hand, rev. man headed bull to right with long beard, to right and below **C E L A*, (S.713, Jenkins Group Ib, 7 (O 4, R 4), HGC 2, 362, SNG ANS 4, SNG Lloyd 956, SNG Newham Davis 50 (same dies), Basel 279, Kraay & Hirmer 155 (same rev. die), Rizzo pl. XVII, 6). Attractively toned, well centred and struck, superb extremely fine and very rare in this condition.

Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.^CNG Auction 121, lot 107. From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Nomos 19 (17 November 2019), lot 44. Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza and Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan Joint Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA IX, 14 December 2015), lot 7. Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 68.^

Estimate
$25,000
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$23,000