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© Roma Numismatics Limited
Tetradrachm Alexander III Type 200 BC - 1 BC
| Silver | 2.92 g | 18 mm |
| Issuer | Uncertain Eastern European Celts (Uncertain Central and Eastern European Celts) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 200 BC - 1 BC |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.92 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#191701 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; indeterminate symbol in left field.
Comment
Lukanc pl. 2, 17.Examples of this type:
• Example #1 (2.92g, 18mm, 12h; Good Very Fine) - In main image:
◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Kostial #888;
◦ Exhibited by the Staatlichen Münzsammlung München at the 1997 International Numismatic Congress in Berlin; at the Berliner Bank also in 1997; also exhibited at the Luitpoldblock Palmengarten, Munich in 2003 (exhibition #154[obverse]);
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVIII, 29 September 2019, lot 221. Sold for 85 GBP.
◦ Auctioned by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 30, 26 November 1984, lot 34.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of Alexander the Great, which suggests that the Celts who created it may have been influenced by Greek culture.
