As some of you may have noticed I like my celtic coins, with a nice little collection of Gallic staters. Here is my first Tetradrachm from the Danubian region, a not overtly ridiculous but distinctly celtic imitation of the coinage of Philip II of Macedon. It wont be my last as I'm already eyeing up a couple at auctions to come =) I really love the way the nose and mouth are done - just a couple of swirls and artfully placed dots. These people didnt give a hoot about realism in their art and it sure keeps things interesting Material: Silver Weight: 12.47 g Diameter: 24.00 mm Coin, Danubian Celts, Tetradrachm, 2nd - 1st Century BC, Rare, Laureate head of Zeus right,Rider in plumed helmet on dotted ground line left,Anepigrah,greek letters Type "Zickzackgruppe" Av. Laureate head of Zeus right / Rv. ΠΛΛΛΛ Horseman left, circle above, ΠO ’monogram’ and vertical line to left, star between the front legs of the horse, three lines below. Ref.: cf. Lanz 736 (Zickzackgruppe).
Amazing coin! That is a stunner. I want coins like that when I grow up Here is my meager Philip ii imitation and his boy...imitation: Eastern Celts AR Drachm (15-16 mm, 2.02 g), 2nd to 1st century BC. Imitation of Philip II of Macedon, ’Kapostal’ Type. Obv. Celticized head of laureate Zeus to right. Rev. Celticized horseman to left; large crest abovehead, crescent to right. Göbl OTA pl. 39, 503/1; Kostial 821. Very fine. Former: Auctiones GmbH India.Gandhara Ca. 500-300 B.C. Celts in Eastern Europe AR Drachm. Imitation of a Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon. Circa 310-275 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field.Lanz 943; CCCBM I 213; KMW 1492. 2.07g. 16mm, 2h. Near Very Fine.
CELTIC - Phillip II Celt Imit Philip II 2nd C BCE AR Drachm ~2g Zeus Horse pellet-in-annulet above Kugelwangel type- Danube Valley - Kostial 508 OTA 204 Celtic Imitation Philip II 2nd C BCE AR Drachm ~2g Kugelwangel type- Danube Valley - pecunum auction
