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GAUL - CELTIC
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321
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GAUL - CELTIC
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Estimate €300
Voluntary lot
Description
GAUL - CELTIC
Celto-Ligurians. Imitation of a light drachma or tetrabole from Marseille, undated (second half of the 2nd century BC).
Obverse: Stylised bust of Artemis facing right, wearing a diadem, with a broad, exuberant headdress.
Reverse: A highly stylised lion facing right, with its tongue hanging out, its mane formed of three lines. Above, two groups joined together, each consisting of two superimposed Cs, with a C pointing downwards to the left.
LT.- - Brenot/Lyon - - Castelin/Zürich 1024 v.; Silver - 2.79 g - 15.5 mm - 9 h
Appears identical to CGB bga_372832 and similar to Zürich 1024. Beautifully struck on a high-quality silver blank. A bust of fine style, with a highly stylised lion. With an anthracite patina. Rare. Almost Superb.
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