© Roma Numismatics Limited
© Roma Numismatics Limited
Tetradrachm Apollokopf-Dickschrötling Type 300 BC - 201 BC
| Silver | 13.67 g | 19 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 | 13.67 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#193878 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Stylised rider on horseback to right; wreath above, branch below.
Comment
Examples of this type:• Example #1 (13.67g, 19mm, 2h, Good 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, #529;
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, Lot 136. Sold for 300 GBP.
◦ Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 24, 25 January 1979, lot 2.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of Apollo on one side and a horseman on the other, which suggests that the Celts who created it were influenced by Greek culture and mythology.
