© Roma Numismatics Limited
© Roma Numismatics Limited
Tetradrachm Liegendem Achter Type 300 BC - 201 BC
| Silver | 13.82 g | 32 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 | 13.82 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#193191 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Heavily stylised 'baumreiter' on horseback to left; pellet and horizontal figure of eight below.
Comment
Examples of this type:• Example #1 (13.82g, 32mm, 1h, Very Fine, toned) - 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, #431;
◦ 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 #182[obverse]);
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, Lot 117. Sold for 220 GBP.
◦ Auctioned by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 28, 7 May 1984, lot 42.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features a unique design element known as the "Liegendem Achter" or "lying eight" type, which depicts a stylized 8-shaped figure on the reverse side of the coin. This design is believed to have been used by the Celts to represent the concept of infinity or eternity.
