★ A very rare 1/24 stater from the Boii ★

CELTIC, Central Europe. Boii. 2nd century BC. 1/24 Stater (Gold, 7 mm, 0.35 g, 12 h), early Athena-Alkis-series. Laureate head of Apollo (?) to right. Rev. Athena Alkis standing left, brandishing spear with her right hand and holding shield with her left; to left, six dots in two groups of three; to lower right, X. Dembski -. Flesche -, cf. 434 (later style). LT -. Paulsen 141. SLM 1139. Very rare. An unusually attractive example with an exceptionally sharp reverse. Struck from a slightly worn obverse die , otherwise, extremely fine.

From an important collection of Central European Celtic coins.