Greek States - Dyrrhachium (Illyria) Drachm (200-30BC)
Offered here is a 17mm silver Drachm, struck at Dyrrhachium in Illyria (today Durres, Albania), as a Roman protectorate, Ceka#304; BMC#39; Mionnet supp. 198. This example is part of a scarce issue made under magistrates Machatos and Aristomachos, bearing the inscriptions ‘MAXATAΣ’ and ‘ΔYΡ AΡIΣTOMAXOY.’
Displaying the charming and ever-popular ‘cow suckling calf’ and ‘temple door’ motifs, this well-centered example retains good detail, despite some central weakness of strike. Of note is that Mionnet, in his work, disputes the ‘temple door’ interpretation, suggesting instead that the geometric arrangement on the reverse of these types represents the Gardens of Alcinous. All in all, a very solid example of a rare issue.
Offered here is a 17mm silver Drachm, struck at Dyrrhachium in Illyria (today Durres, Albania), as a Roman protectorate, Ceka#304; BMC#39; Mionnet supp. 198. This example is part of a scarce issue made under magistrates Machatos and Aristomachos, bearing the inscriptions ‘MAXATAΣ’ and ‘ΔYΡ AΡIΣTOMAXOY.’
Displaying the charming and ever-popular ‘cow suckling calf’ and ‘temple door’ motifs, this well-centered example retains good detail, despite some central weakness of strike. Of note is that Mionnet, in his work, disputes the ‘temple door’ interpretation, suggesting instead that the geometric arrangement on the reverse of these types represents the Gardens of Alcinous. All in all, a very solid example of a rare issue.
Offered here is a 17mm silver Drachm, struck at Dyrrhachium in Illyria (today Durres, Albania), as a Roman protectorate, Ceka#304; BMC#39; Mionnet supp. 198. This example is part of a scarce issue made under magistrates Machatos and Aristomachos, bearing the inscriptions ‘MAXATAΣ’ and ‘ΔYΡ AΡIΣTOMAXOY.’
Displaying the charming and ever-popular ‘cow suckling calf’ and ‘temple door’ motifs, this well-centered example retains good detail, despite some central weakness of strike. Of note is that Mionnet, in his work, disputes the ‘temple door’ interpretation, suggesting instead that the geometric arrangement on the reverse of these types represents the Gardens of Alcinous. All in all, a very solid example of a rare issue.