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LOT 3046
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Late 4th-3rd centuries BC. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΠΛΠ, nude youth, holding palm, on horseback to right; below, Λ above torch; to lower right, monogram(?). Cf. Göbl, OTA pl.4, 18.2-3. Very Fine.(13.60gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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