© Roma Numismatics Limited
© Roma Numismatics Limited
Tetradrachm Lysimachoskopf Type 200 BC - 1 BC
| Silver | 12.41 g | 22 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 | 12.41 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#190885 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Rider on horseback left, wearing helmet with long crest.
Comment
Examples of this type:• Example #1 (8.71g, 29mm, 1h; Good Very Fine) - In main image
◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Kostial #582;
◦ 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 #103[obverse]);
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVIII, 29 September 2019, lot 150. Sold for 850 GBP.
◦ Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung, Auction 23, 7 December 1982, lot 5.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of Lysimachos, a Macedonian general and one of the Diadochi, on one side, while the other side features a depiction of a lion attacking a deer, which symbolizes the power and strength of the Celtic tribes in Eastern Europe during that time period.
