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Triens (tetras) of Gela with man-headed bull
Greek
Classical Period
Before 405 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Gela
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 4.51 gm. Die Axis: 8
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.669
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Man-headed bull to left.
Below: three dots.
Inscription in Greek above.
Reverse: Head of young river-god Gelas to right.
Below: three dots.
Inscription in Greek above.
Reverse: Head of young river-god Gelas to right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965