Watch List notes:

EASTERN CELTS. 3rd century BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24mm, 12.68 g 12), imitation of Philip II of Macedon, 'mit unvollständiger Legende' Type. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. IΙΛΙΠΠVS Nude youth on horseback right, holding rein and palm frond; below, Λ above torch; below raised foreleg, kerykeion. Cf. Flesche 640. Lanz 359. Preda pl. 2, 9. Nicely toned and attractive. About very fine.


From the collection of a Swiss mathematician, formed in the 1980s.