EASTERN EUROPE. Uncertain Celtic Tribe. Ca. 3rd-2nd centuries BC. AR tetradrachm (23mm, 9h). NGC Choice VF. Carpathian Region, 'W-Reiter' type, imitating Philip II of Macedon. Celticized laureate head of Zeus right / Celticized horseman left, right arm raised; two short parallel lines in left field, W-like ornament above. Dembski 1260-1. Flesche 677. Lanz 671. OTA 332/1. A wonderful type that brings to mind the sketch of Don Quixote by Pablo Picasso.
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