EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Thasos. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.31 g, 12h). ‘Rippenlegende’ (Ribbed legend) type. Mint in the lower Danube region. Near EF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 3. Estimated: $ 300

Celtic, Silver

Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Thasos. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.31 g, 12h). ‘Rippenlegende’ (Ribbed legend) type. Mint in the lower Danube region. Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club in right hand, lion’s skin draped over left arm; II to inner left. Lukanc VIe groupe, –; OTA Klasse IV/4 var. (rev. right); cf. Lanz 981; cf. KMW 1524-5; cf. CCCBM I 234. Toned with hints of iridescence, minor marks, bent flan. Near EF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection, purchased from Barry Rightman, 18 July 2012.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 10:00:40 ET.



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