© Roma Numismatics Limited
© Roma Numismatics Limited
Tetradrachm Thasos Type 200 BC - 1 BC
| Silver | 16.71 g | 32 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 | 16.71 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#191727 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Stylised Herakles standing to left, holding club and lion's skin; legend reduced to pellets and dashes to right, left and below, monogram made up of 5 dots in inner left field.
Comment
Examples of this type:• Example #1 (16.71g, 32mm, 1h; Extremely Fine) - In main image:
◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Kostial #970;
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVIII, 29 September 2019, lot 234. Sold for 550 GBP.
◦ Auctioned by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 28, 7 May 1984, lot 69.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features the image of a Celtic deity, possibly a goddess, on the obverse (front side), which is a unique representation of Celtic culture and religion on a coin from that time period.
