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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nvb, post: 7920529, member: 99531&quot;]This Gaulish BI stater type is usually attributed to the Abrincatui. The obverse used to be my avatar pic - there really is no other design like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368371[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Armorica</b></p><p>BI stater</p><p>Approx 6g</p><p>Approx 20mm</p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t see a lot of collectors of Hunnic coins on CT.. anyone else got this interesting issue from Sahi Tigin?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/dorotheum/nov19/image01314.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Nezak Huns</b></p><p>Sahi Tigin</p><p>2.98g</p><p>Approx 30mm</p><p>Early 8th century Drachma year 77</p><p>Obv: crowned bust in three-quarter view to the right.</p><p>Rev .: frontal bust of Anahita with nimbus flame, Göbl Em. 208, Mitchiner 1566/1569, = 2.98 g = III</p><p>Prov: Collection of Dr. Ernst Eichler</p><p><br /></p><p>.. A scarce stater from Elis, Olympia</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/9eea0995-3ae0-4493-8c71-856674354877-jpeg.1342491/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/5f8d7460-b3d0-4fe3-b6d7-b71bf586bbe2-jpeg.1342490/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>ELIS, Olympia. 96th Olympiad. 396 BC. AR Stater (9.31g, 25mm)</b></p><p>Eagle standing left, grasping coiled snake with beak and talons; all on round shield with raised rim / Flaming thunderbolt with volutes above and tendrils below; all within incuse circle. Seltman, Temple 163; BCD Olympia 89; SNG Copenhagen -; Boston MFA 1206; Weber 4045; VF, lightly toned, countermark on obverse</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would have confidently posted my Doppelkopf Tetradrachm but recently saw a wonderful example posted by [USER=110226]@robinjojo[/USER]</p><p>Here it is anyway <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I bet nobody <i>else</i> has one!</p><p><img src="https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/16196.1.660_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Celts in Eastern Europe </b></p><p><b>AR Tetradrachm. </b></p><p><b>Doppelkopf Type</b></p><p>13.47g</p><p>24mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Doppelkopf Type. Circa 3rd century BC. Janiform bearded head of Zeus / Rider on horseback to right, wearing helmet with long crest; rosette before. Göbl, OTA pl. 19, 223/1 (same dies); Kent/Mays, BMC I pl. 7, 111 (same dies); Lanz 540 (this coin).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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