Litra 415 BC - 405 BC

Reverse

Head of female facing left, hair in ampyx, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace. Inscription on the left.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΣΩΣΙΠΟΛΙΣ

Comment

Sosipolis appears as a male name in Greek texts, but the figure that appears named as such on Geloan coins is clearly female. She has been variously identified with a water nymph, a Tyche (patron goddess of a city), a Nike (goddess of Victory), and Demeter. Likely regarded as a multi-faceted goddess combining many attributes, she was protectress of the city of Gela. Her first appearance is in the 440s, crowning the bull of Gela with a wreath, signaling a victory over the native Sikels by a combined Greek army in which Gela played a significant role. Her second, and last, mention is a more somber occasion, a plea for divine intervention on an emergency coinage struck as Gela and many other Greek cities in the west and south of Sicily fell to the Carthaginians at the end of the 5th century BC.

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Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
ND (415 BC - 405 BC)		-	-	-	-	-	-

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