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November Auction 2015 13 November 2015
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BELGICA, GOLD STATER OF THE AMBIANI, Somme area, 2nd century BC, 7.411g, 11h. DT 68. Very rare thus. Lightly toned with underlying luster. Good very fine
The design of this coin is, at several stages removed, descended from the gold stater of Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BC). The hair on the left-facing head has grown considerably, while the original two-horse chariot on the reverse of the coin has been transformed here into a lively, abstract depiction of a horse surrounded by a large array of symbols.
The design of this coin is, at several stages removed, descended from the gold stater of Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BC). The hair on the left-facing head has grown considerably, while the original two-horse chariot on the reverse of the coin has been transformed here into a lively, abstract depiction of a horse surrounded by a large array of symbols.