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Drachm Imitation of Drachm of Alexander III
| Issuer | Uncertain Eastern European Celts |
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| Year | 300 BC - 100 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Celtic barbarous imitation of the drachm of Alexander III of Macedon. The obverse depicts a stylized male head facing right, rendered in the abstract Celtic artistic tradition derived from the Macedonian prototype showing Herakles wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress. The facial features are boldly simplified, with the lion scalp knotted beneath the chin rendered in a characteristically Celtic schematic manner. The flan is irregular and the die work reflects local Celtic craftsmanship of the Danubian region, dating to the 3rd–2nd century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Celtic coinages derived from Alexander III's drachms proliferated across the Danube basin and Carpathian regions as tribal economies absorbed Greek mercenary pay and trade silver. Unlike the better-documented tetradrachm imitations, the drachm-sized copies are poorly attributed — no single tribal group has been convincingly linked to their production, and the die chains remain incompletely mapped. The two-century production window reflects genuine uncertainty rather than continuous output at a single mint.