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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:     720025      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Celtic Region:     DANUBIAN REGION City:     Uncertain Tribes Date Ruled:     Late 2nd-early 1st century BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Late 2nd-early 1st century Weight:     12.53 g Die Axis:     5 h Obverse Description:     Male head (Apollo?) left Reverse Description:     Rider on horseback left, showing only his torso; torque-like ground line below Primary Reference:     Gorny & Mosch 141 (10 October 2005), lot 22 (same dies) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=83797 Grade:     EF, a couple minor die breaks, slight die shift on obverse Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 25 Very rare. This coin is from a newly discovered type clearly related to the Reiterstumpf/Kroisbach type by virtue of the close similarity of their reverse types, as well as the overall style and characteristics of their flans. The obverse type has a stylistic affinity with the left-facing male heads on the Apollokopf/Leierblume type, particularly in the details of the face and jaw line (cf. GÖbl, OTA 396-398). Both the Reiterstumpf and Apollokopf types are attributed to the same general region and time frame, so a new type combining elements of both is not unexpected.

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