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We can not have a forum without any posts, can we?  So, here is one of my Celtic coins:

 

Celtic, Eastern Europe: Imitation of Philip III of Macedon (ca. 3rd-2nd century BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Mint in the lower Danube region (OTA 579; KMW 1468)

Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ in semi-corrupt form; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; two monograms in left field, Greek Z below throne

 

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So, go ahead and pile them on...

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Hey Quant Geek! Great coin😃

A few more ATG Celtic imitations.

My latest yet in the mail!

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Don't bang my coin but here's my hubcap diamond star tetradrachm, ya dirty sweet oh yeah:

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And a Drachm

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This is also technically an imitation, although you need quite an imagination to work out what it's imitating.

'Cranbourne Chase' Stater, 50-10BC

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Durotriges, Dorset. Silver, 19mm, 4.78g. Head of Apollo with wreath, cloak and crescents. Horse left of disjointed pellets, lines and crescents, rectangular head, body of crescents, four vertical legs, three lines for tail; pellet below; twelve pellets above; chariot wheel behind (ABC 2157; VA 1235-1; S 366). From the Winterborne Stickland (Dorset) Hoard 2013, found close to Maiden Castle, the capital of the Durotriges. PAS: WILT-DF1BB7

Like many Iron Age coins, the design derived from a 4th Century BC Philip II of Macedon gold stater with a biga reverse.

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I don't focus on celtic coins, but a few made their way into my collection over the years:

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Western Celts: Leuci, cast AE (“potin”), 1st century BC, Gaul, region of Toul. Obv: bald head l. Rev: stylized boar l., ornament (trimount) below. 16mm, 3.56g. Ref: Castelin 595–597; De la Tour 9044.

 

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Western Celts: Senones, cast AE ("potin"), ca. 80–50BC, north-western Gaul, region of Sens. Obv: head with six braids r. Rev: stylized horse l., two pellets in fields. 19mm, 4.66g. Ref: De la Tour 7417; Castelin 701M BMC 389.

 

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Western Celts: Volcae Arecomici, AE quadrans, ca. 42–40 BC, minted in the region around Nîmes (Nemausus). Obv: [VOLCAE], diademed female head r.; in field r., wreath. Rev: AREC, standing togate figure l.; in field l., palm branch. 14.5mm, 2.54g. Ref: de la Tour 2677.

 

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Danubian Celts, AR tetradrachm, 2nd century BC. Obv: head of Herakles degraded to a knob. Rev:  Zeus Aëtophoros seated l., holding eagle and sceptre; monogram in l. field (striking weakness); Z below throne; heavily blundered legend to r. Imitating the types of Philip III of Macedon. 30mm, 14.68g. Ref: Dembski 1480/1; Göbl, Ostkelten 579/13; Kostial 926/927; Slg. Flesche 743/744.

 

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Eastern Celts: Bastarnae? (interpretation Topalov), AE 18 overstruck on Greek coin, 2nd–1st century BC, southeastern Bulgaria. Obv: primitive head of Strymon, die almost blank. Rev: ornamented trident. 18mm, 5.70g. Ref: imitating SNG Copenhagen 1298; see Pannov: Koine (2013), pp. 191–2; Macdonald: Overstruck (2009), pp. 99–114.

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Danubian Celts:
Drachm versions of the 2 below seem a little harder to find. Tets were used in trade, Drachmae were used in local commerce...
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Celt Imit Philip II 2nd C BCE AR Drachm ~2g Zeus Horse pellet-in-annulet above Kugelwangel type- Danube Valley - Kostial 508 OTA 204


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Celtic Imitation Philip II 2nd C BCE AR Drachm ~2g Kugelwangel type- Danube Valley - pecunum auction

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Here are few:

Eastern Celts, AR tetradrachm, Serbia, 4th century BCE Janus head type.

12.73 grams

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Eastern Celts, AR tetradrachm, Dionysus, LT 9685 variety rare

10.36 grams

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Eastern Celts, AR tetradrachm Dionysus, Karl 612, rare.

16.10 grams

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Eastern Celts, AR tetradrachm, Leierblume type, circa 3rd century BC.

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Eastern Celts, Transylvania, AR tetradrachm, circa 2nd century BC, Lanz 656 (this coin)

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On 6/16/2022 at 1:49 AM, robinjojo said:

Here are few:

Eastern Celts, AR tetradrachm, Serbia, 4th century BCE Janus head type.

12.73 grams

1928461749_D-CameraEasternCeltsARtetradrachmSerbia4thcenBCEJanusheadtype12.73g7-23-21.jpg.cce795e445b4c054c07fc7d2aa2bcd5b.jpg

 

Eastern Celts, AR tetradrachm, Dionysus, LT 9685 variety rare

10.36 grams

530816087_D-CameraCeltsEasternARtetradrachmDionysusLT9685varrare10.36gcgb3-14-21.jpg.3924b16a473c3008ae477b1ac3570c6e.jpg

 

Eastern Celts, AR tetradrachm Dionysus, Karl 612, rare.

16.10 grams

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Eastern Celts, AR tetradrachm, Leierblume type, circa 3rd century BC.

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Eastern Celts, Transylvania, AR tetradrachm, circa 2nd century BC, Lanz 656 (this coin)

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Incredible coins 😲!

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