SICILY. Gela. AR Tetradrachm (17.30 gms), ca. 440-430 B.C. NGC VF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5. Fine Style. HGC-2, 344; Jenkins-371.7 (O74/R150; this coin); SNG ANS-70 (same dies). Obverse: Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving quadriga right; above, crowning Nike flying right; Reverse: Forepart of man-headed bull right; to right, Sosipolis standing left, holding [kerykeion] and placing wreath on bulls head; all within incuse circle. Struck from a fairly weak obverse die, this impressively pedigreed specimen yields great detail on the reverse and features a fantastic scene with Sosiopolis--a protectress of the city of Gela. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.<p><p>Ex: Robert Jameson Collection, # 587.<p><p>Ex: Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection.
