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© Roma Numismatics Limited
Tetradrachm Alexander III Type 300 BC - 201 BC
| Silver | 16.36 g | 25 mm |
| Issuer | Uncertain Eastern European Celts (Uncertain Central and Eastern European Celts) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 300 BC - 201 BC |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 16.36 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#194886 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; simplified legend to right, uncertain symbol (obliterated by countermark) in left field.
Lettering: ΛΛΛΛΛΛΛΛΛΛ
Comment
Imitation of Tetradrachm of Alexander III of Macedon.Examples of this type:
• Example #1 (16.36g, 25mm, 3h, Very Fine) - in main image:
◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Michaela Kostial - "Kelten im Osten. Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel und Osteuropa, Sammlung Lanz", München, 1997, #877;
◦ 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 #151[obverse]);
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, Lot 234. Sold for 220 GBP.
◦ Auctioned by Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 26, 23 June 1980, lot 6.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of Alexander the Great, which suggests that the Celts who produced it were influenced by Greek culture and may have had trade or political ties with the ancient Greek world.
