EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Thasos. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.54 g, 2h). ‘Rippenlegende’ type. Mint in the lower Danube region. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 69.
Closing Date: May 19 2026 11:00 ET

Celtic, Silver

Estimate: $ 500

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EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Thasos. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.54 g, 2h). ‘Rippenlegende’ type. Mint in the lower Danube region. Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club, lion’s skin draped over arm; Π to inner left. Lukanc Ve groupe, 1473 var. (same obv. die, no control letter); OTA IV/1; Lanz 980-2 var. (legends, control); KMW –; CCCBM I S231 var. (same). Lightly toned with iridescence, lustrous, scratches. Near EF.

From the Thomas Palmer Collection. Ex VAuctions 273 (24 November 2011), lot 8.


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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session One – Lot 1-318 will be held Monday morning, 18 May 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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