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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3261287, member: 98035&quot;]Celtic gold like the issues of the Parisii are IMO some of the most beautiful and aesthetically appealing ancient coins. I only have a few &quot;poor man&#039;s&quot; celtic coins</p><p><br /></p><p>Central Gaul, Aulerci Cenomani </p><p>2nd-1st century BC </p><p>AR Unit/Obol</p><p>Head of Athena / Schematized Victory holding wreath over horse galloping over bust of Sol</p><p>[ATTACH=full]857989[/ATTACH] </p><p>(Side note: this is apparently from a very brief transitional period between an earlier, more naturalistic phase and a later, more abstracted phase.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Gaul, Leuci</p><p>2nd-1st century BC</p><p>Potin unit</p><p>Male head right</p><p>Boar standing left over three-arched hill</p><p>[ATTACH=full]857991[/ATTACH] </p><p>(I&#039;ve always been fascinated that the Celts in Gaul devised the same symbol used by Buddhists in India at the same time!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Iberia, Bolskan </p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>2nd century BC</p><p>Male head right, BoN behind</p><p>Horseman galloping right, BoLSkAN beneath </p><p>[ATTACH=full]857992[/ATTACH] </p><p>(It&#039;s a matter of debate whether this is a &quot;Celtic&quot; coin, as it was made by a culture synthesized from indigenous, Greek, Punic, and Celtic influences, and was minted under nominal Roman authority)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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