Small ancient silver coin in the stylized type of the Celtic peoples. The horse is charming and rotund, but the Celtic stylization is beginning to show in the legs.
Size 13mm in a hand fabricated 18kt recycled gold mount with 18kt gold enhancer bail.
Story
Dated: circa 200 BC
We associate Celtic culture with Ireland and Great Britain. But in ancient times the Celts ranged from Spain to the Danube and as far south-east as modern Syria.The Danubian, Kugelwange, type Celtic coin comes from the area covered by many countries, including parts of Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia and Slovenia. The Celts adopted Greek coinage as a means for making payments and accumulating wealth. What is distinctive about the Celtic coinage is that it quickly became abstract. The most common ancient Celtic coins are copies of the Phillip II tetra-drachm. The horse and rider from the Phillip II coin lost the rider and the horse became more like a disjointed puppet. The image of Hercules on the back of the coin also became more abstract with the hair and lion skin becoming patterns of dots and lines.
Description
Small ancient silver coin in the stylized type of the Celtic peoples. The horse is charming and rotund, but the Celtic stylization is beginning to show in the legs.
Size 13mm in a hand fabricated 18kt recycled gold mount with 18kt gold enhancer bail.
Story
Dated: circa 200 BC
We associate Celtic culture with Ireland and Great Britain. But in ancient times the Celts ranged from Spain to the Danube and as far south-east as modern Syria.The Danubian, Kugelwange, type Celtic coin comes from the area covered by many countries, including parts of Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia and Slovenia. The Celts adopted Greek coinage as a means for making payments and accumulating wealth. What is distinctive about the Celtic coinage is that it quickly became abstract. The most common ancient Celtic coins are copies of the Phillip II tetra-drachm. The horse and rider from the Phillip II coin lost the rider and the horse became more like a disjointed puppet. The image of Hercules on the back of the coin also became more abstract with the hair and lion skin becoming patterns of dots and lines.
