Drachm - Meniskos and Agathionos

Features

Issuer	Dyrrachion (Illyria)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	80 BC - 55 BC
Value	1 Drachm
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.39 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 576919
References	Ceka# 316 Hasan Ceka, Kolë Luka; 1972. Questions de numismatique illyrienne: avec un catalogue des monnaies d'Apollonie et de Dyrrhachium. Université d'Etat de Tirana, Institut d'Histoire, Tirana, Albania. , Maier# 91 Alfred Maier; 1908. “Die Silberprägung von Apollonia und Dyrrhachion”, Numismatische Zeitschrift (Numismatic Journal), Volume 41, pages 1-33. , BMC Greek# 30 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , SNG Tübingen 2# 1352 Dietrich Mannsperger; 1982. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Münzsammlung der Universität Tübingen / 2. Heft. Taurische Chersones - Korkyra: Nr. 731–1542. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany. , SNG Copenhagen# 453 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).

Obverse

Cow standing to right, looking back at suckling calf standing to left below; above, eagle standing right, head left and wings spread, above MENIΣKOΣ; rudder in exergue.

Script: Greek

Lettering: MENIΣKOΣ

Reverse

Double stellate pattern in double linear square; magistrate's name around.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΔYΡ AΓAΘIΩNOΣ

Mint

Dyrrhachium, Macedonia, modern-day Durrës, Albania

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (80 BC - 55 BC)

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