Is This Celtic? Or A Barbaric Greek? Please Help

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Doctorwho2485 Valued Member New Zealand 292 Posts	Posted 11/11/2016 05:51 am Hi Everyone I've got this coin here and it looks like a Celtic bronze drachma or is it a Barbaric Greek one. please help guys and here's the pics. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/11/2016 09:20 am Difficult to say, it might even be Eastern perhaps ancient India. Report this Post to the Staff
Doctorwho2485 Valued Member New Zealand 292 Posts	Posted 11/14/2016 10:12 pm Hi Echizento it could be Celtic, Danube Region. Transylvanian Plains. Circa 2nd Century BC. AE Tetradrachm. Head of Zeus right / Rider on horseback right; sun above. looking on Wildwinds.com or Celtic, Danube Region. The Bartkranzavers. Circa 1st Century BC. AE Tetradrachm (7.05 gm). Disjointed head of Zeus / Horse left, sun or shield above. It might be that's all. Pic. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 11/15/2016 04:55 am @doctorwho, that is an interesting possibility and there are some similarities between the obv of this Celtic coin and your coin. One thing that points me away from this being your coin is that the Celtic one appears to be scyphate (cupped) whereas your coin appears to be flat. Of course, knowing the weight of your coin would also help with the determination. You are right to be scouring wildwinds for possible matches though. I wish I could point you in the exact correct direction. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/15/2016 07:09 am Agreed that size and weight are needed to help narrow down possibilities. If it's small and around 4g, it might be one of these: http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=21417 Report this Post to the Staff
Doctorwho2485 Valued Member New Zealand 292 Posts	Posted 12/04/2016 9:21 pm It could be this Danubian Celts AE Tetradrachm Danube region, Celtic imitation of Phillip II of Macedon coinage, II-I century B.C. Report this Post to the Staff
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