Illyrian, Dyrrhachium Silver Drachm (No reserve price)






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Illyrian silver drachm from Dyrrhachium dating to circa 229–55 BC, weighing 3.12 g with a diameter of about 1.7 cm, depicting a cow suckling her calf on the obverse with a corn-ear and grapes and legendaries ΞENΩN and ΔYΡ ΔA-MH-NOΣ on the reverse, in good condition.
Description from the seller
A fine silver drachm from Dyrrhachium in Illyria, struck under magistrates Xenon and Damenos. The obverse features a cow, standing right, suckling her calf with her head lowered towards the calf, with a corn-ear in the right field and a bunch of grapes in the exergue. The legend above reads ΞENΩN. The reverse displays a double stellate pattern and a legend which reads ΔYΡ ΔA-MH-NOΣ.
Diameter: (circa) 1.7cm
Weight: 3.12g
Provenance: Ex London Art Market, acquired 1980s-90s.
Seller's Story
A fine silver drachm from Dyrrhachium in Illyria, struck under magistrates Xenon and Damenos. The obverse features a cow, standing right, suckling her calf with her head lowered towards the calf, with a corn-ear in the right field and a bunch of grapes in the exergue. The legend above reads ΞENΩN. The reverse displays a double stellate pattern and a legend which reads ΔYΡ ΔA-MH-NOΣ.
Diameter: (circa) 1.7cm
Weight: 3.12g
Provenance: Ex London Art Market, acquired 1980s-90s.
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