Celtic Middle Danube Imitative AR Tetradrachm, Zeus/Pegasos, Extremely Rare

Middle Danube, uncertain tribe, Tetradrachm, silver, 4th century BC (struck), 16.8 g, 24 mm. Anepigraphic. Obverse: Celticized laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: Pegasos right, wing above; pellet below tail; anepigraphic. Struck on a compact round flan in high relief, reverse well centered with minor peripheral softness on the obverse. Extremely rare Pegasos variety. OTA 191/3; Lanz 461.

This imitative tetradrachm belongs to the earliest silver coinage of the Celtic communities in the Middle Danube basin. Local engravers adapted familiar Greek types circulating through Balkan trade routes, notably the Zeus head of Macedonian coinage, here paired unusually with the Corinthian Pegasos—a combination that illustrates the selective adoption and recombination of Greek motifs. The absence of legends and the use of simple control marks reflect tribal rather than civic issues intended for regional exchange in the late Classical period.