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Drachm

Issuer Apollonia (Illyria)
Year 47 BC - 27 BC
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Currency Drachm
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Obverse description Laureate head of Apollo facing left, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with detailed hair arranged in waves and tied at the nape with a floral ornament. The face displays classical idealized proportions with a sharp profile. The magistrate's name AΓΩNIΠΠOY is inscribed in Greek letters along the left field, reading downward. A beaded border encircles the entire design.
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Reverse description Three nymphs standing facing, joined hand in hand in a dancing pose around a central fire or altar, their bodies rendered with drapery in Hellenistic style. Above the figures, split across the field, is the city ethnic AΠOΛ. Below, in two lines, the names of the magistrates ΔINOKPATHΣ and EPIMNAΣ TOY are inscribed in Greek letters. A beaded border encircles the entire composition.
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Mintage ND (47 BC - 27 BC)
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