Checked off an Imitative tetradrachm from the Celtic tribes from my bucket list. The coin really shows how poorly they cared about quality, the dies are not only worn, but had cracks evident from all the cuds. The obverse has what's supposed to be Hercules, with Zeus on the reverse while mine only shows the eagle and his knee. Also, it is significantly more cup-shaped than the original one.14.8 grams. Just a comparison with my actual tetradrachm, I wonder how many times the die was struck to get to this point of smoothness! Post any relevant coins!
Those are interesting pick-ups . Not only were the dies worked into oblivion but the die engraving devolved to an extreme also. I have a Danube Celtic Tet. pictured below that attempts to copy a Thasos Tet., not very successfully . Celtic Imitation of a Thasos Tetradrachm, 1st Century BC. 35 mm, 16.35 gm.
On the reverse I like how they didn't even bother copy/make-up the words like you see in those barbarous Roman coins, as they just went with dots!
An IMITATIVE CATO... Roman Republic Imitating Octavian- & M. Porcius Cato AR quinarius 13.89 mm 1.29g imitating Octavian r blundered legend - Victory seated r patera Imitating Craw 343 obv Craw 462 Rev
