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title: Silver Tetradrachm of Gela
author: Gina Pardo
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7777/silver-tetradrachm-of-gela/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Silver Tetradrachm of Gela

_Authored by Gina Pardo_

## Image File

[![Silver Tetradrachm of Gela](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7777.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7777.jpg)

## Image Caption

Equivalent to four drachmae, this [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) is perhaps the most beautiful issued by the [Gela](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gela/) mint, made by an unidentified engraver named as the "Master of Sosipolis" (440 BCE). The characteristic of this tetradrachm is the presence of a female figure who crowns the anthropomorphic bull (which represents the namesake river [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/)). The name "Sosipolis" is an epithet of a male deity or as a person's name. "Sosipolis" in [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) meant "saviour of the city". (Pencil drawing by Gina Pardo)

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Pardo, G. (2017, December 19). Silver Tetradrachm of Gela. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7777/silver-tetradrachm-of-gela/>
### Chicago
Pardo, Gina. "Silver Tetradrachm of Gela." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 19, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7777/silver-tetradrachm-of-gela/>.
### MLA
Pardo, Gina. "Silver Tetradrachm of Gela." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Dec 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7777/silver-tetradrachm-of-gela/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **Gina Pardo**. Submitted by [Salvatore Piccolo](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/salvo.piccolo59/ "User Page: Salvatore Piccolo"), published on 19 December 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.