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In 344 B.C. Philip II of Macedonia conquered Thessaly, Illyria, and Epirus. In 338 B.C. Philip II defeated Athens and Thebes at Chaeronea and united several eastern Greek cities into the League of Corinth.GS52433. Silver stater, Pegasi 33; SNG Cop 430; BMC Corinth p. 101, 6, aVF, weight 7.383 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 180o, Epidamnus-Dyrrhachium (Durrës, Albania) mint, c. 350 - 300 B.C.; obverse Pegasos flying right, Δ below; reverse head of Athena (or Aphrodite) right in Corinthian helmet over leather cap, club behind (off flan), Δ and club behind, YP above (off flan); rare; SOLD
Epidamnus-Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, c. 350 - 300 B.C.
The referenced Lakeview Collection coin is listed on coin archives (erroneously identified as SNG Cop 430 and SNG Lockett 2221).GS17853. Silver stater, Lakeview Collection 5490 (USBCV auction 59), SNG Cop -, Pegasi -, BMC Corinth -, Pozzi -, aVF, flat strike, weight 8.111 g, maximum diameter 20.5 mm, die axis 0o, Epidamnus-Dyrrhachium (Durrës, Albania) mint, c. 350 - 300 B.C.; obverse Pegasos flying right, Δ below; reverse head of Athena (or Aphrodite) right in Corinthian helmet over leather cap, club behind (off flan), Δ above right; rare; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
Durrës, one of the oldest cities in Albania, was founded as Epidamnos in 627 B.C. by colonists from Corinth and Corcyra. Located around a rocky harbor, surrounded by inland swamps and high cliffs, the city was difficult to attack from land or sea. After its defeat to Rome in 229 B.C., the new rulers renamed the city Dyrrachium. Epidamnos is similar to the Latin damnum, meaning "loss." Dyrrhachion is Greek for "bad spine" or "difficult ridge," likely referring to the nearby cliffs. Dyrrachium prospered under Rome and was made a naval and military base. Pompey made a stand there in 48 B.C. before fleeing south to Greece. Augustus made the city a colony for veterans of his legions following the Battle of Actium, proclaiming it a civitas libera (free town).GS12075. Silver drachm, Ceka 374; BMC Thessaly p. 73, 118; SNG Munchen 433; HGC 3.1 40; SNG Cop -, VF, obverse slightly off center, tiny edge cracks, weight 3.369 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 0o, Dyrrhachium (Durrës, Albania) mint, c. 229 - 100 B.C.; obverse ΠEPIΓENHΣ, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, head of Isis right above, grain over cluster of grapes right; reverse ΔYP - ΦA-NIS-KOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square; rare; SOLD
Apollonia, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
The cities of Apollonia and Dyrrhachium (Epidamnus) were established in the Archaic period by Corcyra and her mother city Corinth on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, in the Illyrian lands to the north of Epirus. When the Illyrian and Macedonian kingdoms threatened their prosperity in the last third of the 3rd century BC, they turned to the Romans for military support and subsequently assumed the privileged status of a Roman protectorate (Polybius 2.12.2, Appian, Ill. 7 - 8). As early as 228 BC, these two Adriatic cities concluded an alliance with the Roman Republic. They served as Adriatic naval bases for the Republic, and soon became centres of Roman operations in the interior of the Balkans. Essentially, the late drachms of Apollonia and Dyrrhachium were Roman controlled issues (Ujes-Morgan 2012). -- Illyrian Coinage From Thrace by Brendan Mac Gonagle.SH32162. Silver drachm, Ceka 98; BMC Thessaly p. 57, 13; HGC 3.1 4 (S), Choice gVF, toned, weight 3.422 g, maximum diameter 19.3 mm, die axis 0o, Apollonia mint, obverse ΣIMIAΣ, cow left, head turned back toward suckling calf right, ΛΕ below; reverse AΠOΛ - AYTO-BOY-ΛOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; very nice for the type; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C., Unofficial Imitative(?)
This type, Maier 141, is an extremely rare and odd variety. It is so rare that, other than the Maier listing, we have not found another specimen. The style and epigraphy are crude. Maier identifies a "scepter" with the woman's head, and one can be seen on this coin, but it seems more likely to be part of a die crack than engraved. Maier says the type has an owl in the right field which, if it exists, is off flan on this specimen. No other cow and calf drachm variety has an owl on the obverse. Gyula Petrányi excludes this variety from his chronology, apparently indicating he believes it is an unofficial imitative. We agree it is likely an imitative.GS88120. Silver drachm, Maier 141, Ceka 250 var. (no head or owl), HGC 3.1 40, BMC Thessaly -, SNG Cop -, SNG Munchen -, Delepierre -, SNG Evelpidis -, VF, light toning, off center, bumps and marks, die break on obverse, clashed reverse die, weight 3.126 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 180o, unofficial(?) mint, c. 60 - 40 B.C.(?); obverse cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, woman's head (Isis?) right over KEPΔΩN above, owl in right field (off flan); reverse ΔYP - API-ΣTΩ-NOΣ, double stellate pattern within double linear square; extremely rare; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C., Brockage
A brockage occurs when a blank is struck with a previously struck coin which adhered to the opposite die. Click here to read a detailed explanation.GS84585. Silver drachm, see CNG e-auction 205 (25 Feb 2009), lot 84 (for another obv. brockage of the same type); cf. Ceka 257 - 261 (also Kleon), VF, toned, weight 2.938 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, Dyrrhachion mint, magistrate Kleon, c. 250 - 200 B.C.; obverse cow standing right, suckling calf left, star over KΛEΩN above; reverse incuse of obverse; SOLD
Apollonia, Illyria, Greece, c. 120 - 70 B.C.
Strabo, in about 17 A.D. wrote: "On the territory of the people of Apolonia in Illlyria there is what is called a nymphaeum. It is a rock which emits fire. Below it are springs flowing with hot water and asphalt..." The Nymphaeum was likely a burning natural gas seep.GS65542. Silver drachm, Ceka 8; BMC Thessaly p. 59, 41 - 42; SNG Cop 398; Maier p. 15, 120; HGC 3.1 5 (R), VF, weight 2.980 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 270o, Apollonia mint, magistrates Aibatios & Chairenos, c. 120 - 70 B.C.; obverse ANTIBATIOΣ, cow standing left, head turned back right, suckling calf standing right, grain ear left in exergue; reverse AΠOΛ - XAI-PH-NOΣ, the Nymphaeum of Apollonia ablaze, lagobolon below, within double linear square with sides curved inward; very rare; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
After the decisive defeat of the Illyrians to Rome in 229 B.C., the new Roman rulers renamed the city. The original name, Epidamnos, was similar to the Latin word damnum, meaning "loss" or "harm." Dyrrhachion is Greek for "bad spine" or "difficult ridge," probably referring to imposing cliffs near the city.GS64458. Silver drachm, Ceka 167, Maier 365, SNG Munchen 432, HGC 3.1 40, BMC Thessaly -, SNG Cop -, VF, uneven strike, weight 3.114 g, maximum diameter 20.1 mm, die axis 0o, Dyrrhachium (Durrës, Albania) mint, Euktemon and Phaniskos, 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse EYKTHMΩN, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, head of Isis above, grain and cluster of grapes right; reverse ΔYP - ΦA-NIS-KOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square; ex Elvira Clain-Stefanelli Collection; scarce; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
After the decisive defeat of the Illyrians to Rome in 229 B.C., the new Roman rulers renamed the city. The original name, Epidamnos, was similar to the Latin word damnum, meaning "loss" or "harm." Dyrrhachion is Greek for "bad spine" or "difficult ridge," probably referring to imposing cliffs near the city.GS68005. Silver drachm, Ceka 282; Maier 367; SNG Cop 491; SNG Munchen 429; SNG Leipzig 668; BMC Thessaly p. 73, 119 - 120; HGC 3.1 40, VF, weight 3.386 g, maximum diameter 19.3 mm, die axis 90o, Dyrrhachium (Durrës, Albania) mint, Euktemon and Phaniskos, 229 - 100 B.C.; obverse KTHTOΣ, cow standing right, looking back at her suckling calf, head of Isis above, grain above cluster of grapes right; reverse ΔYP - ΦA-NIS-KOY, double linear bordered square divided into two compartments with a stellate pattern in each; scarce; SOLD
Kings of Illyria, Ballaios, c. 217 - 182 B.C.
Ballaeus is known only from coins. The date of his reign is probably c. 217 - 182 B.C., or earlier. His coins with the title BAΣIΛΕYΣ (king) come chiefly from Risano (Rhizon); those without the regal title chiefly from the island of Lesina (Pharos). These differences may indicate that Ballaios was a local dynast on Pharos before claiming royal status at Rhizon.GB24559. Bronze AE 14, Svoronos Mavrogordatos 574; BMC Thessaly p. 81, 2; Brunsmid 44; HGC 3.1 75 (S), F, weight 1.922 g, maximum diameter 14.3 mm, die axis 180o, Pharos mint, c. 217 - 182 B.C.; obverse bare head of Ballaios right; reverse Artemis standing facing, head left, wearing short chiton, long torch in right hand, BAΛΛ-AIOY in two upward lines, the first on the right; very scarce; SOLD
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