Gela, a town on the southern coast of Sicily
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| Hoover HGC 382 | Gela, Sicily. AE13 Onkia. 1.39 g. ca 420-405 BC. Head of river god right; grain ear to left. / ΓEΛAΣ, bull walking or butting left with head lowered, dot below. Jenkins, Gela, Group VIII/IX; Hoover HGC 382. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 3 | Gela, Sicily. c490-475 BC. AR Didrachm. Nude horseman galloping right, brandishing spear overhead / forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 2-4. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 7 | Gela, Sicily, AR didrachm, 8.48 g. 490-485 or 480-475 BC. Naked, bearded rider galloping right, wielding spear in his raised right hand / ΓEΛA, Forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins, Gela Group 1b, 7; SNG ANS 4; SNG Lloyd 956. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 11 | Gela, Sicily. ca 490-485 or 480-475 BC. AR Didrachm. Nude horseman galloping right, brandishing a spear overhead in his right hand / CELA, forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG Cop 255, Jameson 582, SNG ANS 3. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 15 | Gela, Sicily. Circa 339-310 BC. AE 14mm. Head of Demeter facing, slightly right / Head of river-god left, in reed wreath. Calciati 59, SNG ANS 123. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 17 | Gela, Sicily. Circa 490-475 BC. AR Didrachm. Naked horseman galloping right, wielding spear in raised right hand / Forepart of man-headed bull (the river-god Gelas) right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 20 | Gela, Sicily. ca 490-485 or 480-475 BC. AR Didrachm. Nude horseman galloping right, brandishing a spear overhead in his right hand / CE-LA, forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 5. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 28 | Sicily, Gela AR Didrachm. ca 490/85–480/75 BC. Helmeted, nude horseman galloping right, brandishing javelin / CE-LA (retrograde), forepart of man-faced bull rushing right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 34A | Sicily, Gela AR Didrachm. ca 510-500 BC. Nude warrior on horseback right, in conical cap and brandishing a spear overhead in his right hand / CELAS, forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG Lockett 758, SNG ANS 6. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 35 | Gela, Sicily. ~490-485 or 480-475 BC. AR Didrachm. Nude horseman galloping right, brandishing a spear overhead / Forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 6. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 42 | Gela, Sicily. ca 490-485 or 480-475 BC. AR Didrachm. Nude horseman galloping right, brandishing a spear overhead in his right hand / CE-LA, forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 7. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 54 | Gela, Sicily. ca 490-485 or 480-475 BC. AR Didrachm. Nude horseman in conical cap galloping right, brandishing a spear overhead in his right hand / [C]EΛAΣ, forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG Lockett 760, SNG ANS 9. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 91 | Sicily, Gela AR Didrachm. ca 490-475 BC. Bearded nude horseman riding right, with spear / CELAS, forepart of a man-headed bull (the river god Gelas). SNG Lockett 762, SNG Cop 255. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 96 | Gela. c490-480/475 BC. AR Didrachm. Helmeted, nude horseman galloping right, brandishing spear overhead in right hand / Forepart of man-headed bull. SNG ANS 21. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 104 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm, ca 480-475 BC. 25mm 17.30g. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike flying right above, crowning the horses with wreath. / CEΛAΣ clockwise from centre right, forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins 104; Randazzo hoard 19; SNG ANS 22; SNG Ashmolean 1727; SNG Cop. 251. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 104 Sear #785 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. 480-470 BC. Slow quadriga driven right be bearded charioteer, Nike flying above, crowning horses / ΓEΛAΣ, forepart of man-headed bull right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 110 | Gela, Sicily. ca 480/475-475/470 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; Nike flying above and crowning horses / C-E-Λ-AΣ, forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 23. | Text | Image | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 111 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm, ca 480-470 BC. 22 mm, 17.27g. Charioteer driving quadriga right, Nike flying right above, crowning the horses. / ΓEΛAΣ clockwise from right, forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins 111{o33/r65}; SNG ANS 24. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 113 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 480/475-475/470 BC. Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, holding kentron and reins; Nike flying above, crowning horses / Forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 24. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 124 | Gela, Sicily. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Charioteer driving biga right, Nike above / CELAS, forepart of man-headed bull right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 130 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm, ca 480-475 BC. 25mm 17.38 g. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike flying right above, crowning the horses with wreath. / CEΛAΣ clockwise from centre right, forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins 130. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 184 | Gelas. AR Tetradrachm. ca 480-475 BC. 21mm, 17.34 g. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; Nike flying right, crowning horses above / CEΛAΣ above forepart of man-headed bull right within shallow incuse circle. Jenkins, Gela, Group IId, 184; SNG ANS 39. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 189v | Gela, Sicily, AR hemiobol. c. 470 BC, Forepart of man-headed bull right. / Wheel of four spokes. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 190 Sear SG 787 | Gela, Sicily, AR Obol. 430-425 BC, ΓEΛ, forepart of man-headed bull right / Wheel of four spokes. Jenkins 190. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 203 | Gela, Sicily. Ca. 465 BC. Silver tetradrachm (17.30 gm). Charioteer driving slow quadriga past Ionic column with wreath resting atop capital, two dolphins(?) nose to nose in exergue / CELA, forepart of man-faced bull running right. Jenkins 203 (O52/R110). SNG ANS 45 (same dies). | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 225 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 465–450 BC. Slow quadriga right, passing column with Ionic capital / GEΛAΣ, forepart of man-faced bull running right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 230 | Gela, Sicily. AR Tetradrachm. ca 465-450 BC. 25mm, 17.20 g. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; column in the background / GEΛAΣ above forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins 230; SNG ANS 50. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 238 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 465-450 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; column with Ionic capital behind / Forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 50; SNG München 280. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 241 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 465-450 BC. Slow quadriga right, driving past Ionic column / Forepart of man-faced bull running right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 242 Sear SG 789 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 465-450 BC. Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, with Ionic capital behind / forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 52, Jenkins 242. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 244ff | Gela, Sicily. ca 465-450 BC. AR Litra. Bridled horse walking right; wreath above / CELA, forepart of a man-headed bull right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 245 Sear SG 791 | Gela, Sicily, AR litra. 470-450 BC. 0.65 g. Horse standing right, rein trailing from mouth, wreath behind. / Forepart of man-headed bull right, corn grain below. Jenkins 245; BMC 32; Sear SG 791; Sear SG 791. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 278 | Sicily, Gela AR Litra. ca 460 BC. Bridled horse standing right, trailing rein, wreath above / CEΛA, forepart of man-faced bull running right. SNG Lockett 764. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 332 | Sicily, Gela AR Litra. 465-450 BC. Bridled horse walking right, wreath above / CEΛA, retrograde, above forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 54v, SNG Cop 273v. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 342 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm, ca 450-440 BC. 25mm 17.23 g. Quadriga driven slowly right by a bearded charioteer, Nike flying right above, to crown the horses, palmette with tendrils in exergue / CEΛAΣ, forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins 342; Dewing 603. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 351 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 450–440 BC. Slow quadriga right, above Nike flying right to crown horses, palmette with two volutes in exergue / CEΛAΣ, forepart of man-faced bull running right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 354 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 450-440 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, above Nike flying right to crown horses, palmette and two tendrils in exergue / CEΛAΣ, forepart of man-faced bull running right. SNG ANS 65. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 362 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 450–440 BC. Slow quadriga right, above Nike flying right to crown horses, palmette in exergue / ΓEΛAΣ, forepart of man-faced bull rushing right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 362cf | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 450-440 BC. Slow quadriga right, above Nike flying right to crown horses / Forepart of man-faced bull running right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 364 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 450-440 BC. Slow quadriga right, above Nike flying right to crown horses, palmette with tendrils in exergue / Forepart of man-faced bull running right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 374 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 440-430 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, holding reins in both hands, kentron in right; Nike flying above crowning horses / Forepart of man-headed bull right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 382 Sear SG 795 | Gela, Sicily, AR tetradrachm. c. 435 BC, Slow biga right, Nike flying above to crown driver, leaf in ex / Retrograde legend ΓEΛAΣ, forepart of river-God as man-headed bull right. Jenkins 382. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 384 | Gelas. AR Tetradrachm. ca 480-470 BC. 16.96 g. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; Nike flying right, crowning horses above / GEΛAΣ (retrograde) above forepart of man-headed bull right within shallow incuse circle. Jenkins 384.14 (this coin); SNG ANS 74. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 389 | Gela, Sicily. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Charioteer driving slow quadriga left, holding reins in both hands, kentron in right; Nike flying above and placing wreath on horse's head / Forepart of man-headed bull right; branch before. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 396 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 430-420 BC. Slow quadriga right, wreath above / Forepart of man-faced bull running right, laurel branch behind truncation. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 398 Sear SG 796 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 430–425 BC. Slow quadriga right, olive wreath above / CEΛAΣ, forepart of man-faced bull running right, goose left below. Jenkins 398 (this coin); SNG ANS 81; Sear SG 796. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 400 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 430–425 BC. Slow quadriga left, olive wreath above / CEΛAΣ, forepart of man-faced bull running right, goose left below. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 401 | Gela, Sicily, AR litra, c425 BC, Naked horseman galloping left / GELAS Forepart of man-headed bull right. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 405 Sear SG 797 | Gela, Sicily AR Litra. 430-425 BC. Bearded horseman left carrying spear and shield / CEΛAΣ, forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG Cop 275, BMC 52, Jenkins 405. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 423 | Gela, Sicily, AR Litra, 13mm, ca 430-425 BC. 0.73g. Armed Apobates on prancing horse left, wearing crested helmet and holding a spear and circular shield and spear, his right knee raised in preparation for jumping from the horse / ΓEΛAΣ, forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins 423. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 457 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm, ca 425-420 BC. 25mm, 16.89g. Nike driving slow quadriga right, large olive wreath above, ΓEΛΩION below. / Forepart of man-headed bull right, heron to right. Jenkins 457; SNG ANS 84; Jameson 585. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 466 | Gela, Sicily. AR Tetradrachm. ca 420-415 BC. 23mm, 16.57 g. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; Nike flying right, crowning horses above, uncertain symbol below / GE-Λ-A-Σ around forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins 466; SNG Fitz. 996; SNG ANS 89; Pachino hoard 9. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 468 | Gelas. AR Tetradrachm. ca 420-415 BC. 25mm, 17.26 g. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; Nike flying right, crowning horses above, small bird standing right below, head lowered / GEΛAΣ above forepart of man-headed bull right within shallow incuse circle. Jenkins 468; SNG ANS 90; SNG Cop 269; Weber 1324. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 470 Sear SG 801 | Gela, Sicily AR Tetradrachm. ca 420-415 BC, Slow biga left, Nike flying above, about to crown horse, lizard in exergue / ΓEΛAΣ, forepart of River-God as man-headed bull left. Jenkins 470, SNG ANS 91. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 472 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. ca 420-415 BC. Slow quadriga left, above Nike flying left to crown horses / Forepart of man-faced bull running right. | Text | Image | Text | Image | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 476 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm, ca 420-415 BC. 25mm 17.32 g. Charioteer driving standing biga right, the far horse with its head raised, Nike flying right above, crowning the charioteer, bird flying in upper field. / ΓEΛAΣ above forepart of man-headed bull right with large face and beard in elaborate curls. Jenkins 476; SNG ANS 95; SNG Lockett 770; Pozzi 440. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 482 | Gela, Sicily, AR tetradrachm, 23.8 mm, 16.77 g. 415-405 BC. Slow quadriga right, wreath above, crane in exergue / Forepart of man-headed bull right, ΓEΛAΣ (off flan) and barley corn above. Jenkins 482 (this coin); Hoover HGC 357. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 483 | Gela, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. Circa 415-405 BC. Nike driving quadriga right; above, eagle flying right; large pellet in exergue / Forepart of man-headed bull right; barley grain above. SNG ANS 99, SNG Copenhagen 277. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 486 | Gela, Sicily. ca 415-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm. ΠEΛΩIΩN, charioteer driving unruly quadriga left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both; eagle flying above, grain ear in exergue / CEΛAΣ (retrograde), forepart of man-headed bull right; barley grain in above. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 500 | Gela, Sicily. C. 420-405 BC. AE Onkia 10mm, 1.08g. Head of young river-god right; barley grain behind / Bull butting left; pellet in exergue. Jenkins, Gela 500; CNS 29; SNG ANS 108. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 506 | Sicily, Gela AE Trias. ca 420-405 BC. ΓEΛAΣ and grain ear above man-headed bull walking right, three dots below / head of river god right, grain ear to left. Jenkins 506-508. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 507 | Gela, Sicily. AE Triantes. 420-405 BC. 3.76g; 17mm. Horned head of young river god right, grain of corn behind neck / GELAS and corn grain above bull walking right, head lowered, plain exergual line, three dots below. McClean 2277. BMC 2, 73. Jenkins 507. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 511 | Gela, Sicily. Circa 420-405 BC. AE Tetras. ΓEΛAΣ, bull standing left; barley grain above, three dots in ex / Head of the river-god Gelas right with flowing hair; barley grain to left. SNG ANS 117, BMC 68, SNGCop 283, Calciati 28. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 514 | Gela, Sicily. c5th Century BC. AE Onkia (1.22 gm). GELAS, bull left; pellet in exergue / Head of river-god right; barley grain to left. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 520 | Gela, Sicily. Circa 420-405 BC. AE 17mm [Tetra]. Bull butting right; three pellets below / head of river-god right. Calciati 18, SNG ANS 113, SNG Morcom 588. | Text | Image | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 527 | Sicily, Gela AE Tetras. ca 415-405 BC. Bull standing right; olive branch above, three pellets in exergue / Head of river-god Gelas right. Calciati 46. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 541 Sear SG 811 | Sicily Gela AR Litra ca 339-310 BC, 0.80 g. Head of young Herakles right wearing lionskin, astragalos behind head. / ΓEΛOION, Bearded head of river god Gelas left, horned and wreathed with reeds. Sear SG 811; Jenkins 541; Hunter 19. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 546 | Gela, Sicily, AE Onkia(?). ca 335-310 BC, Head of Herakles right in lionskin / ΓEΛAΣ, head of river-god Gelas left. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 549 Sear SG 1099 | Gela, Sicily. AE19, 2.9 g. ca 339-310 BC. ΓEΛΩIΩN, head of Demeter, facing slightly right, wearing wreath of grain ears / Bearded head of the river-god Gelas left, grain ears in hair. Jenkins 549-550; SNG ANS 123-125; Calciati 59; BMC 77; SNG Cop 287; SNG Morcom 591; Virzi 998ff; Sear SG 1099. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 552 Sear SG 1100 | Gela, Sicily. ca 339-310 BC. AE Litra. Warrior standing right, wearing helmet and cloak, holding sword and grasping a sacrificial ram / Horse prancing right, eight-pointed star above. Jenkins 552/13; Virzi 1007;Calciati 61/2 (this coin), SNG ANS 126-128; BMC 79; SNG Cop 288. | Text | Image |
| Jenkins 558 Sear SG 1103 | Gela, Sicily, Phintias (refugees from Gela). ca 2nd-1st Century BC. AE Reduced Litra. Youthful head of the river-god Gelas right / ΓEΛΩI-ΩN, warrior standing right in helmet and cloak, holding sword and grasping a sacrificial ram, H left. Jenkins 558, Calciati 69, BMC 83, SNG Cop 289. | Text | Image |
| Lindgren 459 | Sicily, Gela AE11. Before 405 BC. Young male head right / bull standing right. | Text | Image |
| Lloyd 971 | Sicily - Gela. 460-413 B.C. AR Tetradrachm. Slow quadriga driven right by charioteer; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Forepart of man-headed bull. | Text | Image |
| SNG ANS 24 | Gela, Sicily, AR tetradrachm 22mm 17.27 g, ca 480-470 BC. Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, Nike flying left above, crowning the horses / ΓEΛAΣ, Forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 24; Jenkins 111. | Text | Image |
| SNG ANS 74 | Gela, Sicily, AR tetradrachm 25mm, ca 440-430 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins,driving slow quadriga right, Nike flying right above crowning the horses / ΓEΛAΣ (retrograde) above forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins group 5, 384.7 O78-R158, SNG ANS 74. | Text | Image |
| SNG ANS 91 | Gela, Sicily, AR tetradrachm 26mm 16.49g, ca 420-415 BC. Charioteer driving walking quadriga left, Nike flying left above, crowning the horses, lizard about to catch fly in the exergue / ΓEΛAΣ, Forepart of man-headed bull left within incuse circle. SNG ANS 91; Jenkins group 8, 470 O91-R182. | Text | Image |
| SNG ANS 111v | Gela, Sicily. Circa 420-405 BC. AE Onkia (1.39 gm). GELAS bull butting left; pellet in exergue / Head of river-god right, hair floating; barley grain behind. | Text | Image |
| SNG ANS 126 | Gela, Sicily, AE unit. ca 339-310 BC. 13.49 g. The warrior, Antiphemos, helmeted, standing right, holding sword, about to kill a sacrificial ram leaping right / Horse running right, star above. SNG ANS 126; SNG Cop. 288; Hoover HGC 384; Jenkins Group XIV, 552; Calciati III 62. | Text | Image |
| SNG ANS 129 | Gela, Sicily, AE unit. ca 339-310 BC. 9.91 g. Wreathed head of the river-god Gelas right / ΓEΛΩIΩN, The warrior, Antiphemos, helmeted, standing right, holding sword, about to kill a sacrificial ram leaping right. SNG ANS 129; Hoover HGC 385; Jenkins Group XIV, 554–555 and 558; Calciati III 63; SNG Munich 328. | Text | Image |
| SNG Cop 260v | Gela, Sicily, AR tetradrachm. c435 BC, Slow biga right, rounding pillar / ΓEΛAΣ, forepart of River-God as man-headed bull right. | Text | Image |
| SNG Cop 275 Sear SG 797 | Gela, Sicily AR Litra. 430-425 BC. Bearded horseman left carrying spear and shield / CEΛAΣ, forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG Cop 275, BMC 52, Jenkins 405. | Text | Image |
| SNG Cop 283 | Sicily, Gela AE Trias. Before 405 BC. Head of young river god right, grain ear behind / ΓEΛAΣ, bull advancing left, grain ear above. | Text | Image |
| See also: | Magna Graecia Coins of Gela | ||
| Entry for Sicily, Gela on the Digital Historia Numorum | |||
