Lot no. 95
GAULE - CELTIC Normandy (Normandy group). Quarter statere with sea monster, Class II/2 ND (220-150 BC). Av. Laureate Apollonian profile right, heavy locks of hair, decoration below neck. Rv. Horse on right, surmounted by an charioteer with disproportionate hand raised. Under horse, sea monster on right with long coiled tail; exergue decorated with scrolls. DT.S2066D - CN 169, September 2006 p.13, fig.9 - CN 244, June 2025 [fig.8 p.6] ; Gold - 2,02 g - 13,5 mm - 6 h This specimen is reproduced in the Numismatic notebooks of June 2025 Groupe de Normandie : types "aux monstres marins" and "au monstre mangeur de soleil", by L.-P. Delestrée and P. Messa, pp.3-10. Beautiful strike centred on a concave flank. Golden colour with reddish highlights in the relief. Very rare. Superb.
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Auction sales 17 - Numismatics
98000 Monaco - Monaco
10/01/2025
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