★ An extremely rare 1/4 stater of the Helvetii ★

CENTRAL EUROPE. Helvetii. 3rd-2nd centuries BC. 1/4 Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 2.05 g, 3 h). Laureate head of Apollo to left. Rev. Charioteer driving biga to left, holding reins in his right hand and kentron in his left; below the horses, pellets (?). Allen, SNR 53 (1974), pl. 14, 32. Flesche 127 ( this coin ). SLM -, cf. 395-396 (biga to right). Extremely rare with both types to the left. A lovely coin with a head of Apollo of particularly fine style. Some digs to the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of C. Flesche, Künker 366, 5 April 2022, 6270, ex Leu 83, 6-7 May 2002, 497 and Hess-Leu 19, 12-13 April 1962, 9.