Celtic Coin with Abstracted Horse (Illustration)

Illustration

by British Museum
published on 06 June 2019

Celtic Coin with Abstracted Horse — A 3rd Century - 2nd Century BCE Celtic coin from Southeastern Europe, specifically what is now Romania. The reverse of this coin depicts a horse and helmeted rider while the obverse depicts the head of Zeus, it is one of many imitations of Greek currency to be minted in Celtic Europe in ancient times. The figures on these coins became increasingly abstracted as they grew more distant from their original inspirations and were influenced by local art.

From the British Museum in London.

License

© Trustees of the British Museum. Republished under the British Museum Standard Terms of Use for non-profit educational purposes. Original image by British Museum. Uploaded by Jeffrey King, published on 06 June 2019 under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

Remove Ads

Advertise Here

Related Images

Image

Cite This Work

APA Style

Museum, B. (2019, June 06). Celtic Coin with Abstracted Horse. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10891/

Chicago Style

Museum, British. "Celtic Coin with Abstracted Horse." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 06, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/10891/.

MLA Style

Museum, British. "Celtic Coin with Abstracted Horse." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 06 Jun 2019. Web. 27 Jan 2020.

Remove Ads

Advertise Here

Support Us

We are a non-profit organization.

Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. Please support Ancient History Encyclopedia Foundation. Thank you!

Donate