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Lot 25. Gela/Phintias AE22, 2nd-1st century BC
Rare Phintias AE
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, September 15th, 19:08:20 CEST)
Current time: Saturday, November 23rd, 23:38:28 CET
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CHF 60.00 (1 bid)
Approx. EUR 64.45 / USD 67.15 / GBP 53.59
Bid history
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CHF 60.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2024-09-14, 18:01:35
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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Bidder 1
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eAuction #85, Lot 25. Estimate: CHF 75.00
Sicily, Gela, struck in Phintias. AE22 (9.89 g), 2nd-1st century BC.
Obv. Head of
river god Gelas to right, crowned with reed.
Rev. ΓΕΛΩΙΩΝ, Warrior, nude,
wearing Corinthian helmet and chlamys, kneeling right on ram, holding short
dagger in his right hand, the horns of the animal with his left hand; in
field left, H.
Jenkins 285, 554. CNS III 63.
Rare. Very fine.
In 282 BC Gela was destroyed by the Mamertini from Messana. The
inhabitants were moved to Phintias (the modern Licata) where they struck
coins with the ethnic of their old home town.
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