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CELTS. GERMANY. HESSE AND RHINELAND. Nauheim bead...

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CELTS. GERMANY. HESSE AND RHINELAND. Nauheim bead gutter type. Nauheim bead gutter type. Quinar ø 16mm (1.88g). Ca. 100 - 50 B.C. Vs.: Curly head with lip points n. r., rib behind. Rs.: "Birdman" with torques, recessed "gutter" behind. H. Keller, Wulst-Rinnenprägungen auf Keltenmünzen aus dem heutigen Mittelhessen, in: JNG 36, 1986, pp. 13-22 and pl. 1, 4 (stgl.); Flesche 406. R! Beautiful toning, vz In order to prove the authenticity of the coin, these bead-gutter mintings were provided with a proof strike right at the time of production, but this was obviously already applied in the dies.