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Drachm - Kerdon and Aristenos
| Issuer | Dyrrachion (Illyria) |
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| Year | 229 BC - 100 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Cow standing to right in profile, head turned back to left to observe a suckling calf standing beneath her. A cornucopia appears in the right field and a palm branch in the left field. The composition is rendered in a bold, stylized manner characteristic of Illyrian coinage of the period. The magistrate's name KEPΔΩΝ is inscribed in the field, identifying the issuing authority. |
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| Reverse description | A double stellate or double-linear square pattern occupies the central field, formed by two superimposed squares creating a distinctive geometric design with radiating internal lines, typical of Dyrrachium drachm reverses. The ethnic ΔYΡ (for Dyrrachion) appears in the lower exergual area, while the magistrate's name AΡIΣTHNOΣ is distributed around the outer border of the square pattern. The overall design is bold and deeply struck within the slightly irregular flan. |
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| Mintage | ND (229 BC - 100 BC) |
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