coin project
Stable diffusion
Please support our sponsors


Log In | Register
[83796 Coins (44240 Unverified)]
 
 
Search
Advanced Search
Search By Coin ID
 
 
Home
ANCIENT/BYZANTINE
Ancient Spain (872)
Byzantine (753)
MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD
Germany (30)
MODERN WORLD
COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS
 
Submit New Coin(s)
 
Sponsors page
Terms of Service
Contact Us
About Us
FAQ Page
Coin Detail
Click here to see enlarged image.
ID:     79000004
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Celtic
Region:     THRACO MACEDONIAN IMITATIVES
City:     Carpathian Region
Issuer:     Uncertain Carpathian Tribe
Date Ruled:     Late 2nd-1st century BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:     struck
Weight:     16.02 g
Die Axis:     8 h
Obverse Description:     Wreathed head of Dionysos right; style completely degraded
Reverse Description:     Herakles standing facing, arms outstretched with lines extending downward from each, the left ending in three-pronged fork, the right ending in pellet; legend degraded to lines
Primary Reference:     Lanz -
Reference2:     CCCBM I -
Reference3:     KMW -
Reference4:     Lukanc 1831 var. (slightly different reverse features)
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=126515
Grade:     Good VF, find patina, a little porous, usual wavy flan.
Notes:     Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 4 Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 1068.