Details
LOT 2985
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC. Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon.
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. Good Fine.(15.22gr, 29mm, 12h.).
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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