hi mike, are you quite sure it is bronze? the danubian valley was well known for silver, some gold, very little bronze. almost all the coins were imitations of greek issues, this being a
scyphate makes it somewhat a
rarity, and it is nice. df allen/daphne
nash, in the book - - the coins of the ancient
celts - - labels some of these coins, of which there are many different
types in varying degrees of detail, macedonian/thracian, c.150bc or even earlier, the
scyphate issues seem to correspond to inroads made by
alexander and philip iii (See map)...reverse appears to be
horse with rider wearing a plumed helmet,
obverse may be
stylized head of
zeus beardless....called
Danubian Celtic possibly Cotini tribe, the lines you see on the
obverse are the hair of the
head of the figure, whomever that might be, I am thinking beardless
Zeus. I
hope this information helps and at least it gives a place to start your
search. the book mentioned above is highly recommended.
i think the
horse on left here is oriented correctly, i think the
obverse image needs to be tilted 90 degrees to the right.
best wishes
b
