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Drachm Machatas - Eortaios
| Issuer | Dyrrachion (Illyria) |
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| Year | 229 BC - 200 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Cow standing right, head turned back to left to nurse her calf, which stands left beneath her in a suckling posture. The scene is rendered in the naturalistic Hellenistic style typical of Dyrrachion coinage. The magistrate's name MAXATAΣ appears in the field, identifying the issuing authority. The composition fills the flan with careful attention to the bovine figures. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Central stellate or double-granary pattern composed of a grid of dots and linear divisions, rendered in incuse technique, representing the architectural or decorative device characteristic of Dyrrachion drachms. The bilingual legend surrounds the central device, reading DYP (abbreviation for Dyrrachion) alongside the magistrate's name EORTAIOS in Greek characters. The design is deeply incuse, consistent with the distinctive reverse type of this series. |
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