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NEWPs: Celt & Roman Republic

ZoharZohar Posts: 6,678 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Purchased/traded for these two. The first one is a stunner which seems to be choice for the type. I don't know much about these Celtic designs, however as a previous collector of satirical medals, the "look and feel" resembles satiricals - I saw reference to this type as "The Boxer" given the broken nose which was not there in earlier emissions. The second is simply a nice Roman Republic piece which struck me, primarily for the reverse design.

Celts, Middle Danube Area. Imitation of Audoleon. Pannonia (Burgenland). Ca. 2nd CENTURY BC. AR Tetradrachm. 23mm, 12.50gr. Kroisbach mit Reiterstumpf type. Obv: Diademed head right of male with heavy brows and prominent protrusion on bridge of nose. Rev : Diademed head and torso left of rider on prancing horse; above right, eye-shaped device; twisted exergual line terminating in torques. Lanz 743–5; OTA 469; CCCBM I 152-4; KMW 1391. NGC Ch AU* 5/5, 5/5, Fine Style.

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Roman Republic. C Servilius ca. 136 BC. AR Denarius. 20mm, 3.9gr. Obv. Helmeted head of ROMA right, behind, star and wreath; below, ROMA. Rev. The Dioscuri riding apart; in ex. C. SERVEILI. M.F. RRC 239/1; BMCRR Italy 540; B. Servilia 1; Sydenham 525; Catalli 2001, 312. A beautiful specimen with iridescent highlights. NGC Ch. AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5.

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Habsburg Talers

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  • JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
    Very nice Z, I like both of those designs.
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  • TIF2TIF2 Posts: 233 ✭
    The Celtic is fantastic-- what an interesting design!
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  • IosephusIosephus Posts: 872 ✭✭✭
    Great coins! The reverse on that Celtic coin looks almost like a piece of abstract art to me.
    Joe
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  • bronzematbronzemat Posts: 2,666 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Amazing additions, love the celt.
  • NiceCurrencyNiceCurrency Posts: 885 ✭
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    both pieces are real stunners

    I'm going to need to look into a high grade roman republic coin at some point, those renditions of roma and the dioscuri are quite nice
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  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You have a great eye for classical designs. These are nice additions.
  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow. That Celt is the absolute bomb, Yo.
    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
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  • nicholasz219nicholasz219 Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭
    Wow, Z. That Celt is really a fine piece, especially considering that it is 2nd century BC. The Roman Republic piece is probably my favorite though of the two. I am a huge sucker for Roma and horse designs, so actually, they are both just awesome.
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  • AndresAndres Posts: 977 ✭✭✭
    I like that signed Roman coin image
    two more great coins for your collection , congrats Zohar
    collector of Greek banknotes - most beautifull world banknotes - Greek & Roman ancient coins.
  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    wow is right - what a gorgeous pairs of newps!
  • TPRCTPRC Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What a cool coin that Celt! I'm not even exactly sure what a Celt is, but I've been researching Celtic Ring money, so I now know that this was a far reaching clan with ties across much of Europe and Great Britain. I had no ideal their workmanship was of such high quality. It makes me wonder whether and why Ring money, which typically dates from around the same time period was ever used....(as money ....as opposed to as jewelry).

    Tom

  • SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,199 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fantastic Celtic tetradrachm! The die engravers certainly had an eye for abstract art. This one actually looks much closer to reality than many other types... they get quite obtuse in many cases. Picasso may have learned something from them!
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