Lot no. 152
GAULE - CELTIC
Ambiens. Quarter statère "with Indian head", class I on the right, variety "with bird" ND (2nd century BC).
Head laureate right, hair in crescents at temple and in curls back above laurels; neck appears clothed.
Rv. Horse right, with remains of wheel under tail and charioteer above; small bird standing, head left, between legs.
DT.S59A; Gold - 1.83 g - 14 mm - 10 h
Comes from a private purchase at the SNENNP show in Paris on 15 March 2014.
This type is reported in the Nouvel Atlas supplement as "practically unpublished" known from a drawing of 1854. The metal barely pinched. Regular wear and good centering. Very rare. TTB.
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