Lot 2541

Description

Celtic, Danube Region, Imitating Thasos, (c. 1st century B.C.), silver tetradrachm 31 mm, (16.25 g), obv. Celticized wreathed head of Dionysos to right, rev. Celticized Herakles standing facing, holding club in his right hand and lion skin with his left, to inner left, in row downwards representing a club, all reduced to a single line, legend degraded to a series of pellets, (Lanz 980-2, OTA Class V, cf.Lukanc 1473, CCCBM 1 S227). Lightly toned and struck on a typically curved flan, good very fine, rare.

Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, coming from CNG eSale 241, September 29, 2010 (lot 1). See a similar example in our sale 135 (lot 4063).