© Roma Numismatics Limited
© Roma Numismatics Limited
Tetradrachm Schnabelkopf Type 200 BC - 1 BC
| Silver | 12.93 g | 21 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 | 12.93 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#194536 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Stylised rider wearing helmet with long crest on horseback to left; triangle and Y before.
Comment
Carpathian regionExamples of this type:
• Example #1 (12.93g, 21mm, 3h, 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, #719;
◦ Published in R. Göbl, Ostkeltischer Typenatlas (Braunschweig, 1973).
◦ 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 #121[obverse]));
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, Lot 187. Sold for 700 GBP.
◦ Auctioned by Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 3, 3 April 1970, lot 250.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features a unique design element known as a "Schnabelkopf" or "beaked head," which is a stylized depiction of a human head with a prominent nose and chin, resembling a bird's beak. This design was used by the Celts of Uncertain Eastern Europe during the late Iron Age and early Roman period, and is a distinctive characteristic of their coinage.
