Lot 3011
Celtic Coinage. Central Europe. Pannonia. AR Tetradrachm (12.64g), struck 2nd to 1st century BC. Kroisbach type variant. Bare head left of Apollo(?) with low, pointed brow and hair in heavy S-shaped curls. Reverse: Crested head and torso left of rider on prancing horse; twisted exergual line terminating in torques. Unpublished in the standard works of reference. Cf. Gorny & Mosch 141, 10 October 2005, lot 22. Lightly toned, unusually well-centered. A most dynamic stylized head of Apollo. Superb Extremely Fine and extremely rare.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
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