© Roma Numismatics Limited
© Roma Numismatics Limited
Tetradrachm Philip III Type 300 BC - 201 BC
| Silver | 15.76 g | 29 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 | 15.76 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#191719 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Stylised Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left.
Comment
Ziegaus, Slg. Schörghuber 715.Examples of this type:
• Example #1 (15.76g, 29mm, 12h; Near Very Fine):
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◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Kostial #900;
◦ 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 #160[obverse]);
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVIII, 29 September 2019, lot 225. Sold for 75 GBP.
◦ Auctioned by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 64, 7 June 1993, lot 29.
• Example #2 (15.81g, 29mm, 12h; Very Fine, toned):
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◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Kostial #901;
◦ 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 #160[reverse]);
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, lot 241. Sold for 80 GBP.
◦ Auctioned by Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 7, 4 June 1971, lot 2.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of a Celtic deity on one side and a depiction of Zeus on the other, reflecting the cultural exchange and blending of religions that occurred during the Hellenistic period.
