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Stater
| Issuer | Dyrrachion |
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| Year | 450 BC - 350 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A cow stands to left in profile, its head turned back to the right to nuzzle a suckling calf positioned beneath it and facing right. The letter delta (Δ) appears as a control mark on the cow's rump. The composition is rendered in the characteristic Archaic-to-Classical Greek style, with naturalistic detail in the animals' musculature and posture. The scene is set within a plain field with no border inscription. |
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| Reverse description | A double stellate (star-pattern) incuse square is centered within a linear square border, forming the characteristic incuse punch design typical of early Greek coinage from Dyrrachion. To the left of the central pattern, a vertical club symbol is positioned within the field. The ethnic legend ΔΥΡ appears in Greek characters distributed within the design, identifying the issuing city. The overall reverse is struck in incuse, consistent with the double-punch technique employed by Illyrian coastal mints of this period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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