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Drachm
| Issuer | Apollonia (Illyria) |
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| Year | 47 BC - 27 BC |
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| Weight | 3.60 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing left, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with delicate facial features, a short beard, and flowing hair secured beneath a laurel wreath. The Greek magistrate's name ΔΩPIΩNOΣ appears as a legend in the left field. The coin's border is formed by a ring of beads, and the flan is slightly irregular, characteristic of hammered coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΔΩPIΩNOΣ |
| Reverse description | Three nymphs depicted hand in hand, dancing in a circle around a central fire altar, rendered in lively Hellenistic style with animated postures and drapery. The magistrate's name AΠOΛ is split across the field to the left and right of the figures, while the lower exergual legend ANΔPOMA | XOΣ identifies the issuing authority. A dotted border encircles the entire design, and the composition is enclosed within an inner beaded circle. |
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