★ Of the highest rarity and great importance ★

CELTIC, Central Europe. Vindelici. 1st century BC. Stater (Gold, 18 mm, 7.62 g). Face mask with pug nose. Rev. Vertical dagger set on two volutes; below, large pellet; all within shallow incuse. Dembski -. Flesche -. Karl -. LT pl. XXIX, V 26. SLM -. Of the highest rarity and great importance, a beautifully struck example of this very unusual issue. Nearly extremely fine.

From a Swiss collection, formed over two generations, ex Leu 65, 21-22 May 1996, 25.