Gela

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 378

The mint at the ancient site of Gela in Sicily.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Gela, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer in quadriga/forepart of man-headed bull) (490-475 BCE)		Silver	363 kg
Gela, silver, didrachms (rider/forepart of man-headed bull) (490-475 BCE)		Silver	4,991 kg
Gela, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer driving quadriga/forepart of man-headed bull) (480-470 BCE)		Silver	6,100 kg
Gela, silver, drachms (rider/forepart of man-headed bull) (480-470 BCE)		Silver	89 kg
Gela, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer in quadriga/forepart of man-headed bull) (465-450 BCE)		Silver	4,861 kg
Gela, silver, litrae (horse/forepart of man-headed bull) (465-450 BCE)		Silver	1,273 kg
Gela, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer in quadriga/forepart of man-headed bull) (450-440 BCE)		Silver	3,020 kg
Gela, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer driving quadriga/forepart of man-headed bull) (440-430 BCE)		Silver	2,353 kg
Gela, silver, tetradrachms (biga/man-headed bull) (430-425 BCE)		Silver	991 kg
Gela, silver, litrae (helmeted rider/forepart of man-headed bull) (430-425 BCE)		Silver	771 kg
Gela, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer driving quadriga/forepart of man-headed bull) (425-420 BCE)		Silver	1,344 kg
Gela, silver, didrachms (horseman defeating hoplite/Gelas) (425-420 BCE)		Silver	165 kg
Gela, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer driving quadriga/forepart of man-headed bull) (420-415 BCE)		Silver	983 kg
Gela, silver, didrachms (rider/forepart of man-headed bull) (420-415 BCE)		Silver	168 kg
Gela, bronze, trientes, ca 4g (standing bull/horned head of river god) (420-405 BCE)		Bronze
Gela, bronze, unciae, ca 1.15g (standing bull/horned male head of river god) (420-405 BCE)		Bronze
Gela, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer driving quadriga/man-headed bull) (415-405 BCE)		Silver	1,682 kg
Gela, gold, double litrae (rider/forepart of man-headed bull) (415-405 BCE)		Gold	389 kg
Gela, gold, third litrae (forepart of man-headed bull/nymph Sosipolis) (415-405 BCE)		Gold	221 kg
Gela, gold, litrae (forepart of horse/head of nymph) (415-405 BCE)		Gold	206 kg
Gela, silver, trihemiobols (forepart of man head bull/ear of corn) (339-310 BCE)		Silver	20 kg
Gela, silver, litrai (female head/standing man head bull on ear of corn) (339-310 BCE)		Silver	61 kg
Gela, silver, litrai (female head/ear of corn) (339-310 BCE)		Silver	15 kg
Gela, silver, litrae (Heracles/head of bearded river god) (339-310 BCE)		Silver	70 kg
Gela, bronze, litrae, ca 15.5g (warrior & ram/galloping horse) (339-310 BCE)		Bronze
Gela, bronze, tetrantes, ca 4g (Heracles/horned head of Gelas) (339-310 BCE)		Bronze
Gela, bronze, hexantes, ca 3.1g (Heracles/horned and bearded head of Gelas) (339-310 BCE)		Bronze
Gela, bronze, triantes, ca 2.5g (Demeter three quarter face/horned head of river god) (339-310 BCE)		Bronze
Gela, bronze, hemilitrai, ca 9.9g (river god Gelas/Antiphemus sacrificing a ram) (200-30 BCE)		Bronze
Gela, bronze, units, ca 6.7g (river god Gelas/Antiphemus sacrificing ram) (200-30 BCE)		Bronze
Gela, bronze, 1/2 units, ca 4.35g (Demeter/ear of wheat) (200-30 BCE)		Bronze
Gela, bronze, 1/2 units, ca 4.2g (Demeter/ear of wheat) (200-30 BCE)		Bronze

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
2593 - Gela (didrachm) (horseman/man-headed bull) over uncertain type (Artemide Asta Numismatica, Oct. 2016, 180)		Silver	490 BC JL
19424 - Gela (tetradrachm) (quadriga/man-headed bull) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 484, Jan. 2021, 58)		Silver	490 BC JL
2183 - Gela (litra) (horse/man-headed bull) over uncertain type (Agora Auctions, 52, March 2016, 002)		Silver	465 BC JL
1931 - Gela (tetradrachm) (quadriga/man-headed bull) over uncertain type (CNG, May 2012, 345)		Silver	465 BC JL
1892 - Gela (tetradrachm biga/man-faced bull) over Catana (man-faced-bull/Nike) (New York Sign., 3021, Jan. 2013, 21470)		Silver	450 BC JL
2343 - Gela (tetradrachm) (biga/man-headed bull) over uncertain type (Triton, 9, Jan. 2006, 688)		Silver	450 BC JL
1985 - Gela (tetradrachm) (quadriga/man-headed bull) over Mende (Dionysus/incuse square) (New York, ANS, 1959.126.1)		Silver	450 BC JL
2091 - Gela (didrachm horseman/man-faced bull) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 79, Sept. 2008, 66)		Silver	425 BC JL
1878 - Gela (tetradrachm biga/man-faced bull) over uncertain type (Savoca Coins Live Online Auction, 7, Feb. 2016, 58)		Silver	420 BC JL
27477 - Gela (AE bull/river god Gelas) over Syracuse (Arethusa/dolphin) (CNG, EA 572, Oct. 2024, 96)		Bronze	420 BC JL
3167 - Gela (tetradrachm quadriga/man-faced bull) over uncertain type (NAC, 96, Oct. 2016, 1015)		Silver	415 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
1704 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (London, BM, 1843-1-16.62)		Silver	540 BC JL
2190 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes 458)		Silver	540 BC JL
2866 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (Leu, EA 11, Febr. 2020, 42)		Silver	480 BC JL
3780 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (New York, ANS)		Silver	480 BC JL
26446 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (Rauch, 118, June 2024, 102)		Silver	480 BC JL	Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 25 MP
3324 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (Oxford, AM)		Silver	480 BC JL
26445 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (Rauch, 118, June 2024, 102)		Silver	480 BC JL
17792 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (CNG, 103, Sept. 2016, 56)		Silver	480 BC JL
17719 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (rider/bull) (Roma Numismatics, EA 107, March 2023, 66)		Silver	480 BC JL
2161 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (man-faced bull/horseman) (MacDonald coll., 27)		Silver	480 BC JL
17783 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (rider/bull) (Leu Numismatik, WA 11, Feb. 2020, 42)		Silver	480 BC JL
1840 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (Triton, I, Dec. 1997, 83)		Silver	470 BC JL
21567 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (Paris, BnF, FG 1139)		Silver	470 BC JL
1729 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (Naples, MA, Fiorelli 2337)		Silver	470 BC JL
2259 - Leontini (tetradrachm Apollo/lion) over Gela (New York, ANS, 1957.172.584)		Silver	455 BC JL
18129 - Croton (nomos eagle/tripod) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.6907)		Silver	425 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	gela
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Gela in Sicily.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	462214
Ancient regionAncient region.	Sicily Nomisma: magna_graecia, Nomisma: sicily
Modern countryModern country	Italy
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	37.063156° N, 14.258219° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Gela https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462214 http://sws.geonames.org/10376185/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x31250 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7003803

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Literature

• Arnold-Biucchi 1990
• Garraffo 1984
• HGC 2
• Jenkins 1970

Authors

• Salvatore Garraffo
• Gilbert Kenneth Jenkins