Details
LOT 3053
Celts in Middle Danube AR Drachm. 3rd–2nd century BC. Imitating Alexander III of Macedon.
Stylised head of Heracles wearing lion skin headdress to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left on throne, holding eagle in his right hand and sceptre in his left. Dembski -; Flesche -; Lanz -. Very Fine.(3.59gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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