celtic tetradrach with foal/colt

[Ibanez]

hi all,
what kind of unusual coin is this?
thank you for all suggestions!
ibanez

[lazooro]

silvered one???

[archivum]

As for more standard models, several regular Macedonian issues have a Pegasos forepart as symbol.

[Tiathena]

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     Another (with horse left), in yet finer style – as is Ibanez’s.
  I think almost surely Danubian Celtic – given the fine style of the dies. (?)
 
  That Zeus is absolutely beautiful.
 
   Best regards,
   Tia
 
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[taurisker]

Hi ibanez,

your coin seems to be close to the "Audoleon-Type" middle Danube region/Matra hills, struck 150-100 BC, but with this small protome before, it seems to be a unicum! I´ll have a look in the refs and maybe I´ll find your piece.
Congratulations for this great coin!!

Tia,

your coin is from the eastern Celts, today Romania region, and it´s not similar with the coin ibanez showed to us!

You have a type "Zweigarm" struck arr. 200 BC and it is the predecessor of the type "Sattelkopf" ... the type "Zweigarm" is a development of the obverse of aurum stateri of Lysimachos!
Refs for your coin: Goebl OTA 296 Dembski 1209 Coll. Lanz Munich 589 (maybe same dies) Castelin 1314
A very nice and rare coin, too ... congrats!

Herfried

edit: have a look here http://www.numismatikforum.de/ftopic27306.html

[Ibanez]

thank you very much for your comments.

any idea about its value?

[taurisker]

Hi ibanez,

before you ask for a value, we have to identify your coin first and make sure that it is NOT a fake.

Also we need two important things: please, give us the diameter and the weight for that piece (mm/grams).

taurisker

[taurisker]

ibanez,

I now have the think of an expert for eastern celtic coins, an he is sure that your coin is a modern fake!

It is an imitation of the type "Dreizack-Triskeles" (OTA 296) for the Obverse, but the Reverse is a complete new creation of the forger!!!

Regards
taurisker

[Ibanez]

hi,
this is a bad news, but i thank you very much all of your attempt in this topic.

[taurisker]

Sorry for bringing no better news!

I hope you´ve payed not to much for it.

Best regards
taurisker

[Ibanez]

no, i have not buyed this coin, just a friend of mine want to know... bad luck...

[taurisker]

Oh, good!
Your friend should not take it!!

Can we take your pics and put them into the fake reports?

This coin is especially for beginners a very dangerous piece.

[Ibanez]

better if not, because the owner has not allowed me...