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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3138315, member: 56859"]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?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have only a few ancient Celtic coins but would like more. Here's my favorite:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/celticdancingmanreshoot-jpg.368905/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CELTIC, Central Europe (Rhineland). "Dancing Mannikin" type</b></p><p><b>65 BCE - CE 1</b></p><p>AR Quinarius, 13 mm, 1.62 gm</p><p>Obv: dancing mannikin right, head turned left, holding snake in right hand, torque in left hand.</p><p>Rev: horse standing right, head turned left; around, zig zag border.</p><p>Ref: SLM 1118. Dembski 73, 396. <i>(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.)</i></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/snakebit-celtic-quinarius-little-dancing-man.256052/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/snakebit-celtic-quinarius-little-dancing-man.256052/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/snakebit-celtic-quinarius-little-dancing-man.256052/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3138315, member: 56859"]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: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/celticdancingmanreshoot-jpg.368905/[/IMG] [B]CELTIC, Central Europe (Rhineland). "Dancing Mannikin" type 65 BCE - CE 1[/B] 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](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.)[/I] [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/snakebit-celtic-quinarius-little-dancing-man.256052/[/url][/QUOTE]
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