The Parisii Stater: The Golden Age of Gallic Coins
Published on
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by
Claire Papon et Sophie Reyssat
Auction on
25 October 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) -
Salle 11 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Parisii gold staters were among Gaul’s most beautiful coins and one of the few testaments of the tribe that began settling in present-day Ile-de-France in the third century BCE. Three of them will probably change hands at this sale.
Parisii, Paris region (first century BCE), gold stater with a stylized head on the obverse, a disjointed horse on the reverse, weight 7.29 g/0.90 oz. Estimate: €20,000/30,000
Parisii, Paris region (first century BCE), gold stater with a stylized head on the obverse, a disjointed horse on the reverse, weight 7.29 g/0.90 oz. Estimate: €20,000/30,000
The stater boasting the highest estimate (€35,000/40,000) is in high relief with a perfectly centered motif and an exceptional state of conservation. The second, almost as rare and…
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