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Drachm - Herodotos and Philodamos
| Issuer | Dyrrachion (Illyria) |
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| Year | 120 BC - 70 BC |
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| Value | 1 Drachm |
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| Obverse description | A cow stands to right in profile, head turned back to gaze at a suckling calf positioned beneath her to the left; the composition is a classic Dyrrachian type evoking fertility and prosperity. The figures are rendered in a bold, slightly stylised Hellenistic manner characteristic of Illyrian civic coinage. The magistrate's name HΡOΔOTOΣ appears as a legend in the field above or around the bovine group. A rudder is placed in the exergue below, serving as a civic symbol referencing Dyrrachion's importance as a maritime trading centre. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΔYΡ ΦIΛOΔAMOY |
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