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Tetradrachm Kugelreiter Type 200 BC - 1 BC
Silver | 12.00 g | 26 mm |
Issuer | West Noricum (Kingdom of Noricum) |
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Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 200 BC - 1 BC |
Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
Currency | Drachm |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 12.00 g |
Diameter | 26 mm |
Shape | Round (irregular) |
Technique | Hammered |
Demonetized | Yes |
Updated | 2024-10-09 |
Numista | N#189584 |
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Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Horseman riding left.
Comment
Göbl, Haimburg, 29; 156; 159; Dembski NZ 1978, 16Variations in style are known to exist.
Examples of this type:
• Example #1 (12.00g, 26mm, 12h; Good Extremely Fine):
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◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Michaela Kostial - "Kelten im Osten. Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel und Osteuropa, Sammlung Lanz", München, 1997, #108;
◦ 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 #37[obverse]);
◦ Published in R. Göbl, Der Norische Tetradrachmenfund 1972 aus Haimburg in Kärnten. Versuch einer Gesamtrekonstruktion (Vienna, 1989);
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVIII, 29 September 2019, lot 51. Sold for 3,600 GBP.
• Example #2 (11.93g, 25mm, 10h; Good Extremely Fine):
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◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Michaela Kostial - "Kelten im Osten. Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel und Osteuropa, Sammlung Lanz", München, 1997, #110;
◦ Published in R. Göbl, Der Norische Tetradrachmenfund 1972 aus Haimburg in Kärnten. Versuch einer Gesamtrekonstruktion (Vienna, 1989);
◦ 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 #38[reverse]).
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVIII, 29 September 2019, lot 52. Estimated at 1,500 GBP, unsold.
• Example #3 (12.22g, 24mm, 10h; Near Extremely Fine):
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◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Michaela Kostial - "Kelten im Osten. Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel und Osteuropa, Sammlung Lanz", München, 1997, #112;
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVIII, 29 September 2019, lot 53. Estimated at 1,200 GBP, unsold.
◦ Auctioned by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 16, 24 April 1979, lot 6.
• Example #4 (11.79g, 25mm, 12h; Good Very Fine):
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◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Michaela Kostial - "Kelten im Osten. Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel und Osteuropa, Sammlung Lanz", München, 1997, #114;
◦ Published in R. Göbl, Der Norische Tetradrachmenfund 1972 aus Haimburg in Kärnten. Versuch einer Gesamtrekonstruktion (Vienna, 1989).
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVIII, 29 September 2019, lot 54. Estimated at 1,100 GBP, unsold.
• Example #5 (11.90g, 25mm, 11h; Extremely Fine):
© Image courtesy of Roma Numismatics Limited
◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Michaela Kostial - "Kelten im Osten. Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel und Osteuropa, Sammlung Lanz", München, 1997, #107;
◦ 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 #37[reverse]).
◦ Published in R. Göbl, Der Norische Tetradrachmenfund 1972 aus Haimburg in Kärnten. Versuch einer Gesamtrekonstruktion (Vienna, 1989);
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, lot 47. Sold for 3,200 GBP.
• Example #6 (11.98g, 26mm, 11h; Extremely Fine):
© Image courtesy of Roma Numismatics Limited
◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Michaela Kostial - "Kelten im Osten. Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel und Osteuropa, Sammlung Lanz", München, 1997, #109;
◦ Published in R. Göbl, Der Norische Tetradrachmenfund 1972 aus Haimburg in Kärnten. Versuch einer Gesamtrekonstruktion (Vienna, 1989).
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, lot 48. Sold for 1,100 GBP.
• Example #7 (12.12g, 25mm, 12h; Extremely Fine):
© Image courtesy of Roma Numismatics Limited
◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Michaela Kostial - "Kelten im Osten. Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel und Osteuropa, Sammlung Lanz", München, 1997, #111;
◦ 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 #38[obverse]);
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, lot 49. Sold for 2,200 GBP.
◦ Auctioned by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 20, 13 April 1981, lot 5.
• Example #8 (11.91g, 25mm, 9h; Extremely Fine):
© Image courtesy of Roma Numismatics Limited
◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Michaela Kostial - "Kelten im Osten. Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel und Osteuropa, Sammlung Lanz", München, 1997, #113;
◦ Published in R. Göbl, Der Norische Tetradrachmenfund 1972 aus Haimburg in Kärnten. Versuch einer Gesamtrekonstruktion (Vienna, 1989).
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, lot 50. Sold for 1,000 GBP.
Interesting fact
The Tetradrachm coin from West Noricum (Kingdom of Noricum) was used as a means of payment and exchange during the time of the Roman Empire. It was made of silver and weighed 12.00g, making it a substantial coin that held significant value in its time.