★ A rare 1/4 stater from the Ambiani ★

NORTHEAST GAUL. Ambiani. Circa 60-30 BC. 1/4 Stater (Gold, 12 mm, 1.41 g, 11 h), 'au petit serpent cornu' type. Devolved and disjointed laureate male head to right. Rev. Celticized horse to right, horseman devolved into serpent-like figure; to right, pellet-in-annulet; below, X and pellet-in-annulet. DT 329. LT -. Rare. The obverse struck somewhat off center, otherwise, very fine.

From a Swiss collection of ancient, medieval and modern gold coins, ex Elsen 117, 15 June 2013, 196.