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The Celtic World

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During Classical Greek and Hellenistic times, much of Northern Europe was occupied by Celtic tribes who traded with the Greeks. The Celts developed their own coinage by imitating Greek types.

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Most Celtic coinage was issued by tribes in Gaul and Britain, but Celtic coins were also struck in Central Europe, mostly along the Rhine and Danube, and in Galatia, in Asia Minor.

*G0203 3612 Danubian Celts: AR 25 Tetradrachm (imitating Philip II) $1,650.00** Obv. -- Laur. hd. of Zeus r. Rev. Blundered Greek legend; Youth on horseback r., lyre-like ornament below. 13.33g Sear 0203v; Gőbl, OTA 384 nearly EF A rare and attractive example of the Leierblume type.	*G0203 3680 Danubian Celts: AR 26 Tetradrachm (imitating Philip II) $95.00** Obv. -- Laur. hd. of Zeus r. Rev. Blundered Greek legend; Rider on horseback r. 13.41 g Sear 0203v; Kostial 365ff attempted perforation, oth. toned VF
*G0203 3681 Danubian Celts: AR 26 Tetradrachm (imitating Philip II) $75.00** Obv. -- Laur. hd. of Zeus r. Rev. Blundered Greek legend; Rider on horseback l. 12.74 g Sear 0203v; Kostial 392ff toned F	*G0203 3682 Danubian Celts: AR 24 Didrachm (imitating Philip II) $195.00** Obv. -- Laur. hd. of Zeus (or Dionysos?) r. Rev. three dots; horse galloping l. 7.84 g Sear 0203v; Kostial 641 VF for type The head of "Zeus" on this didrachm looks very much like that of Dionysos on imitative tetradrachms of Thasos that were also struck in this area. This suggests that debasement and weight reduction of Philip imitative tetradrachms may have gradually reduced their value by half, by the time the Thasos type was introduced. A very interesting and perhaps significant example.
*G0203 3684 Danubian Celts: AR 24 Didrachm (imitating Philip II) $125.00** Obv. -- Laur. hd. of Zeus r. Rev. three dots; Horse galloping l. 7.46 g Sear 0203v; Kostial 641 toned VF for type	*G0211 3686 Danubian Celts: AR 17 Drachm (imitating Alexander III) $150.00** Obv. -- Stylized head of Herakles r. wearing lion's skin Rev. Blundered Greek legend; Zeus seated l. 3.37g Sear 0211v; Kostial 888-894 *toned VF*
*G0211 3687 Danubian Celts: AR 17 Drachm (imitating Alexander III) $135.00** Obv. -- Stylized head of Herakles r. wearing lion's skin Rev. Blundered Greek legend; Zeus seated l. 3.78g Sear 0211v; CCCBM S204 *toned gVF, worn obv. die*	*G0211 3688 Danubian Celts: AR 17 Drachm (imitating Alexander III) $85.00** Obv. -- Stylized head of Herakles r. wearing lion's skin Rev. Blundered Greek legend; Zeus seated l. 3.18g Sear 0211v; Kostial 937ff F
*G0211 3689 Danubian Celts: AR 17 Drachm (imitating Alexander III) $150.00** Obv. -- Stylized head of Herakles r. wearing lion's skin Rev. Blundered Greek legend; Zeus seated l. 3.09g Sear 0211v; Kostial 888-894 *toned gVF*	*G0211 3690 Danubian Celts: AR 19 Drachm (imitating Alexander III) $150.00** Obv. -- Stylized head of Herakles r. wearing lion's skin Rev. Blundered Greek legend; Zeus seated l. 3.78g Sear 0211v; Kostial 888-894 *toned gVF*
G0215 3677 Danubian Celts: AR 32 Tetradrachm (imitating Thasos) $325.00 Obv. -- Hd. of young Dionysos r. wreathed in ivy Rev. Herakles stg. l. 13.58 g Sear 0215: Kostial 951 ff toned EF A superb example of this type.	G0215 3678 Danubian Celts: AR 33 Tetradrachm (imitating Thasos) $195.00 Obv. -- Wreathed head of Dionysos r. Rev. Blundered Greek legend Herakles standing facing, head l. 17.11g Sear 0215; Kostial 980 ff toned VF, nice example of this type
G0215 3679 Danubian Celts: AR 33 Tetradrachm (imitating Thasos) $165.00 Obv. -- Wreathed head of Dionysos r. Rev. Blundered Greek legend Herakles standing facing, head l. 15.52g Sear 0215; Kostial 980 ff toned VF, good example of this type	G0215 3685 Danubian Celts: AR 33 Tetradrachm (imitating Thasos) $195.00 Obv. -- Hd. of young Dionysos r. wreathed in ivy Rev. Herakles stg. l. 17.53 g Sear 0215: Kostial 966 ff nEF for type
G025 3676 Danubian Celts: AR 32 Tetradrachm (imitating Thasos) $195.00 Obv. -- Wreathed head of Dionysos r. Rev. Greek legend legend degraded to dots Herakles standing facing, head l. 15.63g Sear 0215; Kostial 976 good VF, nice example of this type	*G2497 3691 Danubian Celts: AR 14 Tetrobol (imitating Histiaea) $85.00** Obv. -- Female hd. r. Rev. blundered Greek legend; Nymph Histiaea seated r. on stern of galley. 1.26 g Sear 2496v VF for type

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