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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Plumbata, post: 3207300, member: 96864&quot;]I picked up this coin-like item in a big batch of artifacts being liquidated from a collector&#039;s estate, ranging from the Neolithic through the 19th century though it&#039;s mostly ancient material. If it had provenance it was lost long ago, though the bag of artifacts it was in had an &quot;Iberian flavor&quot; if that makes sense, though I can&#039;t say for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has a rather thick patina which has chipped off in several places revealing yet more copper salts so I&#039;m sure it languished underground for a good long time.</p><p><br /></p><p>It appears to show a running hare or rabbit on 1 side, and on the other side a flowering lily or iris with a bird roosting or nesting below.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is 3.18g and 18mm in diameter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Included in the picture are a definite cast celtic plus some neat cast coins of Istros. Juxtaposed with the definite cast coins the piece in question seems to exhibit a rather more refined style and casting technique, but I don&#039;t know what the norms or spectrum of quality for such coins was.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tried searching google images but didn&#039;t get anywhere, so I am hoping that one of you walking encyclopedias will recognize it! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]831767[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]831768[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any help![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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