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The_kipunji New Member United Kingdom 10 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 02:47 am Am I right in thinking this is a eastern Celtic copy of a tetradrachm? 2nd century BC, perhaps? Anyone able to confirm or give more specifics? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 08:11 am Quote: ...eastern Celtic copy of a tetradrachm? I would think that the nimbus/halo on the bust suggests a much later, Christian theme. Perhaps that's St. George on the horse? Report this Post to the Staff
Doctorwho2485 Valued Member New Zealand 292 Posts	Posted 01/25/2018 10:22 am with Bob. It's a Celtic copy I've got a few Drachms like that too. Report this Post to the Staff
The_kipunji New Member United Kingdom 10 Posts	Posted 01/25/2018 11:31 am Both interesting assessments. However the cult of St George didn't take off until the crusades and I'm not aware of any coins until after the medieval period depicting St George slaying a dragon (Happy to be shown some examples) The horseman is much more likely to be a copy of a common image on Paeonian tetradrachms issued under Patros , showing a fallen enemy being speared by a horseman. The head on the obverse is stylistically comparable to some other eastern Celtic coins from the period 300-100BC and I'm not convinced that the "halo" is actually that. That would be a very specific feature on an otherwise very stylised head. Dr Who, you mentioned you have some coins like this, would be interested to See some definitively-dated examples Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 01/25/2018 11:40 am What is the size and the weight of the coin ?It can also be a drachm .Eastern Celts are imitating mostly Greek coins from Philip II of Makedonia or from Thasos . I don t know if they copied also Paeonian coins . albert Report this Post to the Staff
The_kipunji New Member United Kingdom 10 Posts	Posted 01/25/2018 12:07 pm Weight = 2.7g Diameter =16mm Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 01/25/2018 12:55 pm it is a drachm. albert Report this Post to the Staff
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