Lot 3396

Description

Celtic, Danube Region, reduced weight issue in Oltenia and Bucuresti areas, imitation of Philip II tetradrachm, (late 3rd - 2nd century B.C.), silver tetradrachm (sic), (8.406 grams), obv. crude simplified head of Zeus to right, rev. horse to left with three dots above as remnants of rider, (cf.S.211-2, CCCBM Vol.I, type C2 group d [Saddle-head with Zeus head simplified], No.41 [very similar dies], Gobl 300.13-14, Sammlung Lanz 641 [similar dies]). Fine/good fine and scarce.

Ex Imperial Coins and Artefacts with their ticket. Although of low weight for a tetradrachm, they are often described as didrachms (p.26 CCCCBM).