© Roma Numismatics Limited
© Roma Numismatics Limited
Tetradrachm Zweigarm Type 300 BC - 201 BC
| Silver | 11.39 g | 23 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 | 11.39 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#190886 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Stylised rider wearing crested helmet on horseback to left, right arm outstretched; wheel before.
Comment
Examples of this type:• Example #1 (11.39g, 23mm, 11h; About Extremely Fine) - In main image
◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Kostial #584;
◦ 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 #104[obverse]);
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVIII, 29 September 2019, lot 151. Sold for 1,200 GBP.
◦ Auctioned by Gerhard Hirsch Nachfloger, Auction 113, 21 November 1978, lot 506.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features a unique design element known as the "Zweigarm" type, which refers to the two-armed goddess depicted on the obverse (front) side of the coin. This design was used by the Celts in certain regions of Central and Eastern Europe during the 3rd century BC, and is a distinctive characteristic of this particular coin.
