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Danube Celts, AR Tetradrachm, Unpublished! 2nd Cent BC

Derived from the Macedonian Kingdom of Philip II

Silver alloy; 25mm/9.6gm   "Kugelwange" type

Con/ Slightly off-centered on the obverse, otherwise, about Extremely Fine; boldly struck on each side; bizarre and rather freakish image of Zeus; superb example of a Celtic horse.

Obv/ Laureate head of Zeus right

Rev/ Free horse prancing left; dot and circle above

Seller's Note/ This is definitely a very rare and unpublished variant of the "Kugelwange" type (also called Srem type). In fact there are some variants, which stylistically differ very much from the well known standard type but this example goes well beyond any previously known example. Is that even a face? Looks more like sea monsters on it? Who knows?

Our price for this unpublished example is ridiculously low, especially considering its rarity and very odd bust type.

Sirmia was a fertile region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. Today, it is divided between Serbia in the east and Croatia in the west.