Lot 1297

Sale 44 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Gallo-Belgic BB2 (The Caletes) Defaced Die Type (c.125 - 100 B.C.), quarter stater, second coinage, 1.74 grams, obv. die defaced with chisel marks, rev. two Celticized horses left with 'lyre' below and 'rider' on horses (S.4, Mack 8 this coin, Van A. 37-1 notes as rare). Good fine and extremely rare.

ex Glendinings, 6 November 1953 (lot 3), Mack Collection, Spink London sale 69 (lot 1), Spink Noble sale 37 (lot 267).