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3rd Century BC, EASTERN CELTS, PANNONIA Imitating Philip II of Macedon. Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev. horseman with palm branch right ??????-OY, caduceus beneath horse's leg, field marks ? and torch below.Although the legends are correct and the reverse shows the mark of the Amphipolis mint (torch) this type is not an official issue of Philip II but rather an imitation by the Celtic tribes of the Danube region. The legend reads ??????-OY instead of the more correct ?????-?OY and is of a cruder style, if only slightly.14.04 g
Condition: Very fine +
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3rd Century BC, EASTERN CELTS, PANNONIA Imitating Philip II of Macedon. Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev. horseman with palm branch right ??????-OY, caduceus beneath horse's leg, field marks ? and torch below.Although the legends are correct and the reverse shows the mark of the Amphipolis mint (torch) this type is not an official issue of Philip II but rather an imitation by the Celtic tribes of the Danube region. The legend reads ??????-OY instead of the more correct ?????-?OY and is of a cruder style, if only slightly.14.04 g
Condition: Very fine +