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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7758455, member: 86498"]Tetradrachm of Gela 480/475-475/470 BC Obv. Slow quadriga walking right. Nike crowning horses. Rv Forepart of man headed bull charging right. Jenkins 110 Group II Early. HGC 338 17.45 grams 24 mm photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1329707[/ATTACH]This coin was minted just after the city transitioned from the minting of didrachms to that of tetradrachms. The depiction of a river as a man headed bull is evocative as it celebrates both the life giving qualities of a river as well as its destructive power.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7758455, member: 86498"]Tetradrachm of Gela 480/475-475/470 BC Obv. Slow quadriga walking right. Nike crowning horses. Rv Forepart of man headed bull charging right. Jenkins 110 Group II Early. HGC 338 17.45 grams 24 mm photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1329707[/ATTACH]This coin was minted just after the city transitioned from the minting of didrachms to that of tetradrachms. The depiction of a river as a man headed bull is evocative as it celebrates both the life giving qualities of a river as well as its destructive power.[/QUOTE]
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