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Drachm - Perigenes and Kleitorios
| Issuer | Dyrrachion (Illyria) |
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| Year | 229 BC - 100 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Dyrrachion — the Greek name for what Romans called Dyrrachium, modern Durazzo on the Albanian coast — operated one of the most prolific silver minting programs in the Adriatic world, producing drachms that circulated as far inland as the Danube basin and as far east as Macedonia. The city's coinage was so trusted that it effectively functioned as a regional trade currency for Illyrian and Greek merchants alike, a role it shared almost exclusively with the parallel series from Apollonia.
The magistrate names Perigenes and Kleitorios identify this as a specific administrative pairing; Dyrrachion consistently named two officials per issue, giving modern scholars a rough sequencing tool, though absolute chronology within the 229–100 BC window remains contested.