a silver coin with a lion on the front and a lion on the back
MDC Monnaies de Collection

Estimate €300
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Description
GAUL - CELTIC Massilia – Marseille. Light drachma or tetrabole, featuring a bust of ND wearing a diadem (100–82 BC), Marseille. Obverse. Head of Artemis facing right, wearing a diadem, with earrings and a pearl necklace; behind her, a quiver and a bow; in front, the monogram Π or TA. Rev. ΜΑΣΣΑ. Lion facing right; ΤΑΛ in the exergue and M in front of the lion. MHM.50B/56 v. (Π on the reverse) – Dicomon DRM-55-58 (TA) – Brenot 96 v. (B); Silver – 2.66 g – 18 mm – 6 h With a double strike on the obverse (known as a ‘cap’): the lower part of the bust and the proof mark are doubled! With a collector’s patina with golden highlights. Superb.
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Auction time 10/13/2026 at 1:00 PM
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