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Danube Celts, AR Drachm, 200-100 BC, Sermia

Derived from the Macedonian Kingdom of Philip II

Good Silver; 14mm/2.3gm   "Kugelwange" type

Con/ Good Very Fine; boldly struck on each side; superior image of Zeus and an extraordinarily superb example of a Celtic-styled horse.

Obv/ Laureate and bearded head of Zeus r.

Rev/ Free horse prancing left, left foreleg raised; above, circle and dot

Ref/ Kostial 508, Goebl pl.17, 204.

Seller's Note/ Our price for this simply gorgeous example is ridiculously low, folks!

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.