My first Celtic coin

I saw this today in Harlan Berk's 204 bid or buy after sale and bought it. This is my first Celtic coin. What attracted me to it was the depiction of a god on the obverse.

Please post your Celtic coins.

Celtic Gaul, the Remi; 1st Century BC, AE 20, 4.04g. De La Tour-8145. Obv: Great God facing. Rx: Boar standing r. From a private Kansas City Collection mostly formed in the 1980s-1990s. Purchased from Chris Rudd. Some porosity. Fine

 

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How unusual and in such great condition relative to most other bronze Celtic coins! The god's face looks almost simian. Is this "Great God" attested in placed other than ancient coins?

I have only a few ancient Celtic coins but would like more. Here's my favorite:


CELTIC, Central Europe (Rhineland). "Dancing Mannikin" type
65 BCE - CE 1
AR Quinarius, 13 mm, 1.62 gm
Obv: dancing mannikin right, head turned left, holding snake in right hand, torque in left hand.
Rev: horse standing right, head turned left; around, zig zag border.
Ref: SLM 1118. Dembski 73, 396. (I'll have to take the seller's word on that for now. If any of you have a Celtic reference and find this inaccurate, please let me know.)
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/snakebit-celtic-quinarius-little-dancing-man.256052/

 

Congratulations on your excellent first Celtic, Orfew! The artwork on these are really fascinating.

 

A boar and a deity, nice!
How about an Iberian Celt?

Titiakos
100 to 80 BC
AE AS
Obvs: Bearded male head right. Ψ behind
Revs: Horseman riding right, holding spear. ΨΨPXM below
23x24mm, 7.7g
CNH 296.12

 

That's an awesome coin, TIF! The style of the images must have been an inspiration for some of the early Modernist—Cubist painters.

 

@TIF


That is a wonderful coin!
This comes from wikipedia

Now this refers to the Irish celts but there may be a relationship.

"The name Dagda is believed to come from Proto-Celtic: *Dagodeiwos, "the good god" or "the great god".[6] He is also known by the epithets Eochu or Eochaid Ollathair ("horseman, great father" or "all-father"),[7] Ruad Rofhessa ("mighty one/lord of great knowledge"),[3][8] Samildánach ("many-skilled"),[3] Aed ("fire"),[9][10] Fer Benn ("horned man" or "man of the peak"), Cera (possibly "creator"),[11] Cerrce (possibly "striker"),[2] Easal,[12] Eogabaland Crom-Eocha.[13] Dáire also appears to have been another name for the Dagda.[14] Furthermore, some scholars have linked him with the harvest god(s) Crom Cruach and Crom Dubh,[15] as well as with the death and ancestral god Donn.[16]

The Dagda has been likened to the Germanic god Odin and the Gaulish god Sucellos.[1]"

"The Dagda (Irish: An Dagda) is an important god in Irish mythology. One of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the Dagda is portrayed as a father-figure, chieftain, and druid.[1][2] He is associated with fertility, agriculture, masculinity and strength, as well as magic, druidry and wisdom.[1][2][3] He is said to have control over life and death, the weather and crops, as well as time and the seasons.

He is often described as a large man or giant wearing a hooded cloak.[4][5] He owns a magic staff or club (the lorg mór or lorg anfaid) which can kill with one end and bring to life with the other, a cauldron (the coire ansic) which never runs empty, and a magic harp (uaithne) which can control men's emotions and change the seasons. He is said to dwell in Brú na Bóinne (Newgrange). Other places associated with or named after him include Uisneach, Grianan of Aileach, Assaroe Falls, Lough Neagh and Iveagh. The Dagda mates with several goddesses, including the Morrígan and Boann. His children include Aengus, Brigit, Bodb Derg, Cermait, Aed, and Midir.[1][5]"

 

I have been tempted to delve into Celtic coins more, but I’ve got to draw a line somewhere. Someday I’ll grab an Iceni coin, but until then, this will remain my only Celtic:


Celtic Britannia
The Durotriges (58 B.C.-43 A.D.)
Cranborne Chase Type AR Stater, 19mm x 5.95 grams
Obv.: Wreath, cloak and crescents
Rev.: Disjointed horse left, rectangular head, body of crescents, four vertical legs, three roughly horizontal lines for tail, pellet below, twelve pellets above
Ref.: SCBC 366, SGCV 172

 

Iceni? My only Celtic coin is this fourree Iceni I bought as part of a lot of 25 fourrees about 30 years ago. The point here is that fourrees seem to come in every sector of the hobby. Buyer Beware.

 

I believe Stevex6 had an example of this coin. Good acquisition.

 

The coin you're probably thinking of is this Captain Caveman (and @zumbly has it now).


ISLANDS off IBERIA, Ebusus
AE Quarter Unit. 3.28g, 17mm. Circa 2nd century BC. ACIP 719; SNG BM Spain 318-21. O: Squatting Kabeiros (Bes?) holding club and serpent. R: Bull butting left.
Ex Stevex6 Collection

There's a definite resemblance!

 

CELTIC, Gaul (Armorica). Circa 75-56 BC.
Curiosolitae tribe
Billon Stater, 21mm, 6.6g, 3h; Class II.
Obv.: Crude head right, anchor-shaped nose.
Rev.: Celticized chariot right; Celticized boar below.
Reference: P. de Jersey, Coinage in Iron AgeArmorica, fig. 51, class II; SCBC 15

 

Wow, that coin is fantastic. I think this coin just inspired a new collection for me.

 

Oh boy! What a snag for your first Celtic!
I've only a few but do thoroughly enjoy em.



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,



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

Proto-money ancient Celtic ring money

 

Congrats @Orfew ! Finally broke the Celt barrier!

Nice start with a BRONZE!

Here are a few of my Celts:


CELTIC BRITAIN, the Inceni. Queen Boudicca, 61 AD. AR Unit (1.03 gm). Celticized head right / Celtic horse galloping right. vArs.794. Toned VF+. Scarce


Celtic Imitation Philip II AR Drachm Kugelwangel type- Agora auction


Celtic Imitation Philip II AR Drachm Kugelwangel type - pecunum auction


Celtic AE Ring 800-500 BCE

CELTIBERIA:

OSCA Spain AR silver denarius 204-154 BC. Head r beard -N behind - Horseman spear, Iberian PMAN BOLSCAN Burgos 1501 Villaronga 3


Spain Osca Æ Semis 25mm 8.0g 1st C BCE Bearded male hd R Horseman galloping R holding spear star SNG Cop 325 Burgos 1918


Iberia Secaisa Segeda AE 25 2nd-1st C BC Male Hd Dolphin Horseman Galloping


Iberia Castulo Late 2nd C BC AE As 25mm Bust Nose Hand Sphinx


Iberia - Castulo AE14 Quarter Unit Bust - BOAR w-star 2nd C BCE

 

Yep, that's the one. Not the same is it. But the OP coin reminded me of it.

 

Thanks to all for the kind comments and for posting those fabulous Celtic coins.

 

Nice coins Brian. My favourite is the Iceni coin. Though that imitation Phillip is its own type of fabulous.

 

Congrats, mate, a total score! Cool celtic seated-god type!!
Mine:

Welcome to the Celtic coins world!

Welcome to my home. Enter freely of your own will, and leave some of the happiness you bring...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cernunnos

 

Nice first gallic coin. So now, you can build a trilogy with this Remi potin. The next you should add :
The same deity "dancing to left"


The same deity "walking to right"