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Drachm Meniskos - Kallonos
| Issuer | Dyrrachion (Illyria) |
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| Year | 250 BC - 200 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cow standing to right, suckling a calf beneath her body; the calf is depicted facing left with its head raised toward the udder. A bird perches on the cow's back, a characteristic motif of Dyrrachion coinage. The Greek legend ΜΕΝΙΣΚΟΣ, denoting the magistrate's name Meniskos, is inscribed in the upper field above the central group. The composition is rendered in a stylised yet vigorous Hellenistic manner characteristic of Illyrian civic coinage of the late third century BC. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΜΕΝΙΣΚΟΣ (Translation: Meniskos) |
| Reverse description | Double stellate pattern enclosed within a square incuse, composed of rows of pellets and vertical lines forming an elaborate geometric design typical of Dyrrachion drachms. The civic ethnic ΔΥΡ appears in the upper field outside the incuse square, while the magistrate's name ΚΑΛΛΩΝΟΣ (genitive of Kallon) is distributed in the lateral and lower fields. The overall design is deeply struck within the square incuse, a hallmark of Illyrian coinage of this period. |
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