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LOT 2859
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa late 4th-3rd centuries BC. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, young jockey, holding palm branch and reins, riding horse to right; beneath horse, Λ above torch; beneath foreleg, kerykeion. Dembski -; Lanz -; OTA -; CCCBM I -; Pink 11. Very Fine.(13.62gr, 25mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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