Watch List notes:

EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Macedonian 1st Meris / Philip II. 1st century BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 11.19 g, 5h). Artemiskopf type. Mint in the Transylvanian plain. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Celticized horseman riding left; labrys(?) below. Prokopov, Silver 805 var. corr. (O3/R– [unlisted rev. die]; symbol on rev. not noted); OTA 281; Flesche –; cf. Lanz 579; CCCBM I 59 and S71 (same obv. die); KMW 1203 var. (no symbol on rev.; same obv. die); Zürich –. VF, toned. Exceptional, possibly the finest known of this extremely rare issue (Prokopov notes only four examples).


From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 7 (12 October 2000), lot 359.