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83 ZEUGITANA. Gold Stater circa 320-310 BC, Carthago (?). 7,45 g. Head of Tanit (Kore-Persephone) left,
wearing barley-wreath, bar and triple pendant earring and necklace with pendants // Unbridled horse
standing right. Jenkins-Lewis group IV, cf. 224.
GOLD. Extremely fine with high relief and beautiful depiction of the horse on reverse 2.500.-
Provenance: Fixed Prices List Adolph Hess AG, Lucerne (Switzerland), February 1979, lot n°13.
84 MAURETANIA. Juba II, 25-23 BC. Denarius, Caesarea. 3,06 g. Diademed head right // Cornucopia;
transverse scepter in background, crescent to upper right. Mazard 241; SNG Copenhagen 579.
Areas of weakness, otherwise good extremely fine 100.-
Provenance: Auction Adolph Hess AG 252, Lucerne (Switzerland), 24 May 1981, lot n°110.
CELTIC COINS
EASTERN CELTS IN THE DANUBE REGION AND BALKANS.
85 Billon Tetradrachm imitating late Philip II issue nd. 7,71 g. Bartkranzavers type. Struck in Transylvania.
Celticized head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin // Celticized horse advancing left; rosette above. OTA
269/1; Lanz 572; CCCBM I 61; KMW 1190. Fine - very fine 100.-
Provenance: Auction Frankfurter Münzhandlung 152, Francfort (Germany), 7 December 1999, lot n°9.
86 Tetradrachm imitating late Philip II issue 3rd-1st Century BC. 13,17 g. Laureate head of Zeus right // Boy
riding on horse at pace right, holding long palm branch and reins. Göbl, OTA 14. Fine - very fine 100.-
Provenance: Auction Adolph Hess AG 246, Lucerne (Switzerland), 9 November 1977, lot n°52; Auction Adolph Hess
AG 251, Lucerne (Switzerland), 7 May 1981, lot n°9.
GAUL.
87 Ambiani. Gold Stater circa 100-50 BC. 5,94 g. Gallic War issue. Large disjointed horse right; above,
pellets and ornament; below crescent above pellet; lozange ornaments to left; radiate disc to right; in
exergue, grained ground line. De la Tour 8710; D/T 240.
GOLD. Rare in this quality. Charming specimen with sharp details und mint luster. Uncirculated 750.-
Provenance: privately purchased from CGB Paris in 2022 (#737804).
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