CNG 85, Lot: 133. Estimate $750. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CELTIC, Eastern Europe. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.77 g, 2h). Vollständiger Legende (Compelete Legend) type. Struck in central Dacia. Laureate head of Zeus right / Horseman riding right; below, Λ above torch; dolphin below foreleg. Cf. OTA 4; Lanz 355; CCCBM I 3; cf. KMW 960. Good VF, toned. Excellent metal.
Among the earliest Celtic imitations of Philip II type, with only subtle differences in style indicating its Celtic origin.