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Numismatic and History Discussion Forums => Celtic, Barbaric & Tribal Imitative Coins Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Mark L3 on September 10, 2021, 06:03:53 pm
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Hi!
Who's up for a challenge!
I purchased this coin listed as a Bronze Celtic Unit. the description said 'A Bronze Celtic Coin dating to about 50 A.D.'
Does anyone have any idea on whereabouts this coin is from? I believe the reverse has a horse on it, and when I looked around I couldn't find any Celtic coins with that style of horse legs.
Does anyone have any ideas??
The diameter is: 13.0/12.6mm (top-bottom/left-right)
The weight is: 1.54g
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks
Mark :)
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This is hard to attribute, as there's not much detail to go on. The only clear distinguishing feature I see here is the horse with its unusual 'teardrop' legs. Horses usually figure on the reverse, suggesting the obverse is a head, for what may be a celtic imitation of Philip II of Macedonia.
Perhaps it's from the Danubian region, possibly a Kapostal type. See example (https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=631138).
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I think it is a DunaszekcsĊ type coin. A bit later than Kapostal type, though similar, and from the same region.
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x115206
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The legs of the horse lead definitly to the Danube Celts.
http://www.romancoins.info/Celtic2.html = a site I found the two pictures here below on:
But simply the pictures of "Coin Danube Celts" on the www are interesting enough.
It is a pity the other side of your coin gives so little detail.
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I wonder, would not your coin rather be a type with laurelled head?
Underneath, not a match but a coin with some details to compare: