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LOT 2640
Celts in Lower Danube Region AR Tetradrachm. Late 2nd-1st century BC.
Imitating Tetradrachms of Thasos, Thrace. Celticised head of Dionysos to right, wearing wreath of ivy and fruit / Imitative legend around Celticised Herakles standing facing, head to left, holding club in his right hand and lion skin in his left; in inner left field, H. OTA Class 3. Good Very Fine. Beautifully toned.(15.80gr, 30mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Artemide Kunstauktionen, e-Live Auction 10, 24 November 2019, lot 13 (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
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