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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 (Durrės, 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 (Durrės, 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.
Durrės, 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 (Durrės, 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 Petrįnyi 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 (Durrės, 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 (Durrės, 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
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii. BMC calls the figure on the right side of the obverse a statue. Ceka identifies the figure as a female. The figure is Harpokrates, the male Greek-Egyptian god of of secrecy and silence, clearly identified by his right index finger held to his lips. Unfortunately on this coin Harpokrates is unstruck and off flan.GS97270. Silver drachm, Maier p. 25, 278; BMC Thessaly p. 71, 94; HGC 3.1 40; Ceka 325 corr., VF, toned, tight flan and off center, weight 2.628 g, maximum diameter 17.4 mm, die axis 90o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, magistrates Meniskos and Lykiskos, c. 50 B.C.; obverse MENIΣKOΣ, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, Harpokrates on the right (off flan), standing facing, wearing hemhem crown, finger to lips; reverse ΔYP - ΛY-KIΣ-KOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; SOLD
Epidamnos-Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, c. 275 - 270 B.C.
Durrės is located on a flat plain along the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast between the mouths of the Erzen and Ishėm at the southeastern corner of the Adriatic Sea. Durrės was founded by Ancient Greek colonists from Corinth and Corcyra under the name of Epidamnos around the 7th century B.C. in cooperation with the local Illyrian Taulantii. Also known as Dyrrachium, Durrės developed as it became an integral part of the Roman Empire and its successor the Byzantine Empire. The Via Egnatia, the continuation of the Via Appia, started in the city and led across the interior of the Balkan Peninsula to Constantinople in the east.GS99158. Silver drachm, cf. BMC Corinth p. 103, 32; SNG Cop 440; HGC 3.1 37; SNG Delepierre 1171 var. (Pegasos right), aVF, porosity/light corrosion, small encrustations, off center, scratches, weight 2.595 g, maximum diameter 13.9 mm, die axis 45o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, c. 275 - 270 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse Pegasus flying left, pointed wing, ΔPY around (Δ below), monogram above; 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.GB99165. Bronze AE 16, Brunsmid 31; BMC Thessaly p. 81, 1; SNG Cop 531; Visoną 2; HGC 3.1 73 (S), F, porous, rough, weight 2.707 g, maximum diameter 15.6 mm, die axis 90o, Pharos mint, c. 217 - 182 B.C.; obverse bare head of Ballaios left; reverse Artemis standing half left, head left, wearing short chiton, long torch in right hand, BAΛΛ-AIOY in two upward lines, the first on the right, no symbols or monograms; very scarce; 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.GS18220. Silver drachm, Ceka 67, BMC Thessaly p. 58, 29; SNG Cop 388; HGC 3.1 4 (S), gVF, toned, weight 3.197 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 315o, Apollonia mint, c. 200 - 80 B.C.; obverse KAΛΛI/ΣTPATOΣ, cow left, head turned, suckling calf right, barley kernel below; reverse AΠOΛ-NI-KI-A, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; 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.GS70846. Silver drachm, Ceka 177, Maier 366, SNG Munchen 434, HGC 3.1 40, BMC Thessaly -, SNG Cop -, aVF, obverse off-center, weight 3.297 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 225o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, magistrates Eunos and Phaniskos, 229 - 100 B.C.; obverse EYNOYΣ, 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; from the Dr Sam Mansourati Collection, ex Tony Owens, on Wildwinds; 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. This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii.GS97271. Silver drachm, Ceka 438, HGC 3.1 40, Maier -, BMC Thessaly -, SNG Cop -, aVF, toned, obverse die worn, reverse off center, weight 3.242 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 0o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, magistrates Philos and Meniskos, c. 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse ΦIΛΩN, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, radiate head of Helios above; reverse ΔYP - ME-NI-ΣKOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; 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. This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii.RP97906. Silver drachm, Ceka 362; BMC Thessaly p. 74, 131 - 132; HGC 3.1 40; Maier -, VF, toned, off center, double struck area on reverse, weight 3.247 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 315o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, magistrates Xenon & Philodamos, c. 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse cow standing right, head turned back left, suckling calf right; eagle right over ΖENΩN above, hound running right in exergue; reverse ΔYP - ΦIΛO-ΔA-MOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
Durrės, one of the oldest cities in Albania, was founded as Epidamnos in 627 B.C. by Greek colonists from Corinth and Corcyra, modern-day Corfu. Located around a natural rocky harbor surrounded by inland swamps and high cliffs on the seaward side, the city was difficult to attack from land or sea. After the decisive defeat of the Illyrians to Rome in 229 B.C., the new Roman rulers renamed the city Dyrrachium because Epidamnos is similar to the Latin word damnum, meaning "loss" or "harm." Dyrrhachion is Greek for "bad spine" or "difficult ridge," probably referring to the imposing cliffs near the city. Dyrrachium prospered under Roman rule and was developed as 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).GS56354. Silver drachm, Ceka 461, SNG Tüb 1400, HGC 3.1 40, BMC Thessaly -, SNG Cop -, SNG Evelpidis -, VF, weight 3.386 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 90o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse XAPHΣ, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, caduceus to right, bunch of grapes with vines below; reverse ΔYP - EΞA-KE-ΣTOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; SOLD
Apollonia, Illyria, Greece, c. 200 - 80 B.C., Ancient Counterfeit, Mule with Dyrrhachion
This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii. This ancient forgery combines a Dyrrhachium reverse with an Apollonia obverse. Both cities issued the type, but each named their own city and magistrates. The counterfeiter likely did not know or care that his obverse and reverse were from different cities. FORVM #22534 is a similar mule, but with an Apollonia reverse and a Dyrrhachium obverse.RP24916. Fouree silver plated drachm, obverse cf. BMC Thessaly Apollonia 3, reverse BMC Thessaly Dyrrhachium 70, VF, no breaks in the plating, weight 3.492 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, die axis 0o, illegal mint, obverse Φ KAΛΛHN, cow left, head turned, suckling calf right, monogram in ex; reverse AΠOΛ - ZΩ-ΠY-POY, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; 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.GS97269. Silver drachm, Ceka 22; Maier p. 15, 101; BMC Thessaly p. 58, 40; HGC 3.1 4 (S), aVF, some porosity, weight 3.101 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 0o, Apollonia mint, magistrates Aristen... & Psellos, c. 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse APIΣTWN (moneyer), cow standing left, head turned, suckling calf right; torch in left field, wreath below; reverse AΠOΛ - ΨYΛ-Λ-OY (magistrate), double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; 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.GS76481. Silver drachm, Ceka 91; Maier 99; SNG Munchen 300; SNG Cop 394; BMC Thessaly p. 58, 39; HGC 3.1 4 (S), VF, some die wear, weight 3.053 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 180o, Apollonia mint, magistrates Xenokles & Chairenos, c. 200 - 80 B.C.; obverse ΞENOKΛHΣ, cow left, suckling calf right; reverse AΠOΛ - XAI-PH-NOΣ, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; ex Forum (2007); 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.GS25724. Silver drachm, Ceka 75; BMC Thessaly p. 57, 23; HGC 3.1 4 (S), gVF, weight 2.953 g, maximum diameter 17.5 mm, die axis 90o, Apollonia mint, c. 200 - 80 B.C.; obverse MAAPKOΣ, cow left, head turned, suckling calf right, monogram in ex; reverse AΠOΛ - ΛY-ΣA-NIA, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; 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.GS42457. Silver drachm, Ceka 24; BMC Thessaly p. 56, 4; HGC 3.1 4 (S), aVF, weight 3.272 g, maximum diameter 17.4 mm, die axis 315o, Apollonia mint, c. 200 - 80 B.C.; obverse APIΣTΩN (moneyer), cow left, head turned, suckling calf right; reverse AΠOΛ - AI-NE-A (magistrate), double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii. BMC calls the figure on the right side of the obverse a statue. Ceka identifies the figure as a female. The figure is Harpokrates, the male Greek-Egyptian god of of secrecy and silence, clearly identified by his right index finger held to his lips and his hemhem crown.GS57319. Silver drachm, Maier p. 25, 278; BMC Thessaly p. 71, 94; HGC 3.1 40; Ceka 325 corr., VF, toned, off-center, weight 3.222 g, maximum diameter 17.5 mm, die axis 315o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, obverse MENIΣKOΣ, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left; Harpokrates on the right, standing facing, wearing hemhem crown, finger to lips; reverse ΔYP - ΛY-KIΣ-KOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; 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. This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii.GS79593. Silver drachm, Ceka 320; BMC Thessaly p. 69, 62; HGC 3.1 40, VF, tight flan, weight 2.848 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 90o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse MENIΣKOΣ, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, raven above; reverse ΔYP - ΔIO-NY-ΣIOY, around, double stellate pattern within double linear square; 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.GS25734. Silver drachm, Ceka 83; BMC Thessaly p. 56, 5; HGC 3.1 4 (S), gVF, weight 3.219 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 180o, Apollonia mint, c. 200 - 80 B.C.; obverse NIKANΔPOΣ, cow left, head turned, suckling calf right, monogram in ex; reverse AΠOΛ - AN-ΔPIΣ-KOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
Durrės, one of the oldest cities in Albania, was founded as Epidamnos in 627 B.C. by Greek colonists from Corinth and Corcyra, modern-day Corfu. Located around a natural rocky harbor surrounded by inland swamps and high cliffs on the seaward side, the city was difficult to attack from land or sea. After the decisive defeat of the Illyrians to Rome in 229 B.C., the new Roman rulers renamed the city Dyrrachium because Epidamnos is similar to the Latin word damnum, meaning "loss" or "harm." Dyrrhachion is Greek for "bad spine" or "difficult ridge," probably referring to the imposing cliffs near the city. Dyrrachium prospered under Roman rule and was developed as 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).GS42473. Silver drachm, Ceka 362; BMC Thessaly p. 74, 131; HGC 3.1 40, VF, slightly off-center, weight 2.965 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 225o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, obverse ΞENΩN (moneyer), cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, eagle standing right above, hound running right below; reverse ΔYP - ΦIΛO-ΔA-MOY (magistrate), double stellate pattern within double linear square with straight sides; 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. This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii.GS92971. Silver drachm, Ceka 430; BMC Thessaly p. 69, 59; SNG Cop 453 ff.; HGC 3.1 40, Nice F, toned, weight 3.317 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 90o, Epidamnos-Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, c. 200 - 30 B.C.; obverse cow standing right, looking back at calf suckling to left, ΦIΛO/ΣTPATOΣ in two lines above, stalk of grain right, bunch of grapes on vine in exergue; reverse ΔYP - ΔA-MH-NOΣ around, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; ex Glendining; SOLD
Apollonia, Illyria, Greece, c. 200 - 80 B.C., Ancient Counterfeit, Mule with Dyrrhachion
This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii. This ancient forgery combines a Dyrrhachium obverse with an Apollonia reverse. Both cities issued the type, but each named their own city and magistrates. The counterfeiter likely did not know or care that his obverse and reverse were from different cities.RP22534. Fouree silver plated drachm, obverse cf. BMC Thessaly Dyrrhachium 69 (different symbols), reverse BMC Thessaly Apollonia 30; HGC 3.1 4 (S), VF, weight 2.276 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 315o, illegal mint, obverse [H]POΔOTOΣ, symbol above, cow left, head turned, suckling calf right; reverse AΠOΛ - NIKOTEΛEOΣ, double stellate pattern, within double linear square; plating near intact; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Early-Mid 1st Century B.C.
Dyrrhachion is today Durrės, the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about 33 km west of the capital Tirana. Founded in the 7th century B.C. by Greek colonists from Corinth and Corcyra under the name Epidamnos, it has been continuously inhabited for 2,700 years.GB70872. Bronze AE 17, SNG Munchen 451; BMC Thessaly p. 76, 158 ff.; SNG Cop 501 ff. var. (same); SNG Tüb 1500 ff. var. (same);, F, weight 3.967 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 315o, Dyrrhachion mint, early-mid 1st century B.C.; obverse head of Dodonaean Zeus right, wearing oak wreath; reverse tripod lebes, ΣΩΣTPA-TOY (magistrate's name) downward flanking from upper right, ΔYP exergue; all within oak wreath; very rare magistrate; 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.GS91523. Silver drachm, Ceka 115; SNG Cop 381; BMC Thessaly p. 57, 14; Dewing 1426; Mionnet 19; HGC 3.1 4 (S), VF, old collection toning, flow lines, die wear, small edge splits, weight 3.336 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 45o, Apollonia mint, magistrates Timen & Damophon, c. 200 - 80 B.C.; obverse cow left, head turned back toward suckling calf right, TIMHN above, monogram in exergue; reverse AΠOΛ - ΔAMO-ΦΩN-TOΣ, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; 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. This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii.RR80276. Silver drachm, Ceka 26, BMC Thessaly p. 71, 97, SNG Cop 453 ff.; HGC 3.1 40, attractive VF, weight 3.234 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, Epidamnos-Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse AΛE/ΞANΔPOΣ, cow standing right, looking back at calf suckling left, Φ in ex; reverse ΔYP - ΛY-ΣIΩ-NOΣ, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; SOLD
Epidamnos-Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, c. 250 - 229 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.GS56839. Silver drachm, cf. BMC Corinth p. 103, 27 ff.; SNG Cop 433 ff.; SNG Delepierre 1171; SGCV I 1896, Fair, weight 1.281 g, maximum diameter 14.0 mm, die axis 135o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, c. 250 - 229 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse ΔYP (retrograde?), Pegasus flying right, monogram below; ex Frank Robinson; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
Durrės, 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).GS91759. Silver drachm, Ceka 320; BMC Thessaly p. 69, 62; SNG Munchen 365; SNG Tübingen 1396; SNG Cop 467; SNG Leipzig 677; HGC 3.1 40, gVF, attractive toning, uneven strike, reverse off center, small edge splits, weight 3.016 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 0o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, 229 - 100 B.C.; obverse MENIΣKOΣ (magistrate), cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, raven flying right above, grain over cluster of grapes right; reverse ΔYP - ΔIO-NYΣ-IOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square; 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. This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii.RR81102. Silver drachm, Ceka 430; BMC Thessaly p. 69, 59; SNG Cop 453 ff.; HGC 3.1 40, gVF, uneven strike, weight 3.396 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 180o, Epidamnos-Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, c. 200 - 30 B.C.; obverse ΦIΛO ΣTPATOΣ, cow standing right, looking back at calf suckling to left, stalk of grain right, grapes in exergue; reverse ΔYP - ΔA-MH-NOΣ around, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, 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.GS39534. Silver drachm, Ceka 459; BMC Thessaly p. 74, 137 - 138; HGC 3.1 40, VF, off-center, frosty, weight 3.254 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 90o, Epidamnos-Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, c. 200 - 30 B.C.; obverse ΦIΛΩTANTΣ, cow standing right, looking back at calf suckling to left, thyrsus in exergue; reverse ΔYP - XAI-PIΛ-ΛOY around, double stellate pattern within double linear square; 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 centers 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.GS92997. Silver drachm, Ceka 88; Maier 31; BMC Thessaly p. 57, 11; SNG Cop 380; HGC 3.1 4 (S), VF, light marks, light toning, tight flan, obverse off center, tiny edge crack, weight 3.297 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 270o, Apollonia mint, magistrates Niken & Autoboulos, c. 229 - 80 B.C.; obverse NIKHN, cow left, head turned back toward suckling calf right; reverse AΠOΛ - AYTO-BOY-ΛOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; ex Quadriga Ancients; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, 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.GS11284. Silver drachm, Ceka 438, HGC 3.1 40, Maier -, BMC Thessaly -, SNG Cop -, VF, toned, reverse off center, weight 2.820 g, maximum diameter 17.97 mm, die axis 270o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, magistrates Philos and Meniskos, c. 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse ΦIΛΩN, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, radiate head of Helios above; reverse ΔYP - ME-NI-ΣKOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; rare; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
Durrės, one of the oldest cities in Albania, was founded as Epidamnos in 627 B.C. by Greek colonists from Corinth and Corcyra, modern-day Corfu. Located around a natural rocky harbor surrounded by inland swamps and high cliffs on the seaward side, the city was difficult to attack from land or sea. After the decisive defeat of the Illyrians to Rome in 229 B.C., the new Roman rulers renamed the city Dyrrachium because Epidamnos is similar to the Latin word damnum, meaning "loss" or "harm." Dyrrhachion is Greek for "bad spine" or "difficult ridge," probably referring to the imposing cliffs near the city. Dyrrachium prospered under Roman rule and was developed as 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).GS13947. Silver drachm, Ceka 304; BMC Thessaly p. 68, 39; HGC 3.1 40, nice VF, weight 2.916 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 180o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, c. 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse MANTXATANTΣ, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, club left, trident in exergue; reverse ΔYP - API-ΣTO-MAXOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
Durrės, one of the oldest cities in Albania, was founded as Epidamnos in 627 B.C. by Greek colonists from Corinth and Corcyra, modern-day Corfu. Located around a natural rocky harbor surrounded by inland swamps and high cliffs on the seaward side, the city was difficult to attack from land or sea. After the decisive defeat of the Illyrians to Rome in 229 B.C., the new Roman rulers renamed the city Dyrrachium because Epidamnos is similar to the Latin word damnum, meaning "loss" or "harm." Dyrrhachion is Greek for "bad spine" or "difficult ridge," probably referring to the imposing cliffs near the city. Dyrrachium prospered under Roman rule and was developed as 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).GS14908. Silver drachm, Ceka 322; BMC Thessaly p. 70, 81 - 83; SNG Cop 453 ff.; HGC 3.1 40, aVF, weight 3.112 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 0o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, c. 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse MENIΣ[KOΣ], cow standing right, looking back at calf suckling to left, Nike flying above, fulmen in ex.; reverse [ΔYP] - [K]AΛ-ΛΩ-NOΣ, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; 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.GS25733. Silver drachm, Ceka 3; BMC Thessaly p. 57, 15; HGC 3.1 4 (S), VF, weight 3.127 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 75o, Apollonia mint, c. 200 - 80 B.C.; obverse AΓIAΣ, cow left, head turned, suckling calf right; reverse AΠOΛ - EΠI-KA-ΔOY, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; 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. This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii.GS14535. Silver drachm, Ceka 411 var. (rudder not mentioned); BMC Thessaly p. 67, 30 ff. var.; HGC 3.1 40, aVF, weight 3.068 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 180o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, c. 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse ΣΩΣTPIΩN, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, rudder in exergue; reverse ΔYP - A-MYN-TA, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; scarce variety; SOLD
Apollonia, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
Some 68 hoards of Dyrrhachium and Apollonia drachms discovered in Serbia and Northern Bulgaria have been published. This was the territory of the Celtic Scordisci and their allies. Barbarous imitations of Dyrrhachium and Apollonia also appear in the hoards. At the Zboryanovo cult and civic center in Northeastern Bulgaria, cast copies and a casting mold were discovered. These hoards were apparently accumulated beginning 90 B.C. when the Scordisci and their allies began their sweep through northern Greece. By 88 B.C., they reached Dodona in Epirus, where they destroyed the temple of Zeus. By the winter of 85 - 84 B.C., the Celts had penetrated as far as Delphi, where the most sacred of Greek temples were also destroyed.GS27598. Silver drachm, Ceka 27; BMC Thessaly p. 57, 24; HGC 3.1 4 (S), VF, weight 3.227 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 0o, Apollonia mint, c. 200 - 80 B.C.; obverse APIΣTΩN, cow left, head turned, suckling calf right, AP monogram below; reverse AΠOΛ - AY-ΣH-NOΣ, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, 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.GS33894. Silver drachm, Ceka 360; BMC Thessaly p. 72, 112; HGC 3.1 40, VF, weight 2.636 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 225o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, obverse ΞENΩN, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, eagle above; reverse ΔYP above, ΠYP-BA (magistrate), double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward, club left; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C., Ancient Counterfeit
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.BB22618. Fouree silver plated drachm, cf. BMC Thessaly 94 (official) but on our coin reverse name misarranged, and cf. BMC 115 (official) for hound in obv ex, F, weight 3.067 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, illegal mint, obverse MENIΣKOΣ, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, statue right, cornucopia? in ex; reverse ΔYP - ΛY-KOY-KIΣ, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
Durrės, one of the oldest cities in Albania, was founded as Epidamnos in 627 B.C. by Greek colonists from Corinth and Corcyra, modern-day Corfu. Located around a natural rocky harbor surrounded by inland swamps and high cliffs on the seaward side, the city was difficult to attack from land or sea. After the decisive defeat of the Illyrians to Rome in 229 B.C., the new Roman rulers renamed the city Dyrrachium because Epidamnos is similar to the Latin word damnum, meaning "loss" or "harm." Dyrrhachion is Greek for "bad spine" or "difficult ridge," probably referring to the imposing cliffs near the city. Dyrrachium prospered under Roman rule and was developed as 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).GS74221. Silver drachm, Ceka 373; BMC Thessaly p. 69, 57, HGC 3.1 40 SNG Cop -; SNG Tüb -, F, flat areas due to uneven strike, weight 3.449 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 0o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse ΠEPI/ΓENHΣ, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, stalk of grain to right, bunch of grapes with vines below; reverse ΔYP - ΔA-MH-NOΣ, double stellate pattern within double linear square; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C.
Some 68 hoards of Dyrrhachium and Apollonia drachms discovered in Serbia and Northern Bulgaria have been published. This was the territory of the Celtic Scordisci and their allies. Barbarous imitations of Dyrrhachium and Apollonia also appear in the hoards. At the Zboryanovo cult and civic center in Northeastern Bulgaria, cast copies and a casting mold were discovered. These hoards were apparently accumulated beginning 90 B.C. when the Scordisci and their allies began their sweep through northern Greece. By 88 B.C., they reached Dodona in Epirus, where they destroyed the temple of Zeus. By the winter of 85 - 84 B.C., the Celts had penetrated as far as Delphi, where the most sacred of Greek temples were also destroyed.GS11242. Silver drachm, Ceka 68; BMC Thessaly p. 70, 77; SNG Cop 472; HGC 3.1 40, VF, weight 3.628 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, die axis 270o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, c. 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse ANTIΓONO, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, club on right, bow in exergue; reverse ΔYP - ΘEP-ΣI-A, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; 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. This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii.GS11248. Silver drachm, Ceka 94; BMC Thessaly p. 68, 51; SNG Cop 462; HGC 3.1 40, VF, weight 3.188 g, maximum diameter 19.02 mm, die axis 315o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, c. 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse APIΣTΩN, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, two heads of grain right, bunch of grapes on vine below; reverse ΔYP - ΔA-MH-NOΣ, double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward; 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. This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii.GS11377. Silver drachm, Ceka 331; BMC Thessaly p. 74, 135; HGC 3.1 40, aVF, weight 3.098 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, die axis 90o, Dyrrhachium (Durrės, Albania) mint, c. 229 - 30 B.C.; obverse MENIΣKOΣ, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, torch right, hound running right in ex; reverse ΔYP - ΦI-ΛΩ-TA, double stellate pattern within double linear square; SOLD
Dyrrhachion, Illyria, Greece, Roman Protectorate, c. 229 - 30 B.C., Ancient Counterfeit
This type circulated alongside, and presumably at parity with, Roman Republican denarii.GS74836. Fouree silver plated drachm, cf. Ceka 360; BMC Thessaly p. 72, 112 (official, solid silver, Dyrrhachium mint), VF, silver bubbled up from bronze corrosion below, small core exposure on edge at 2:30 on obverse, weight 3.230 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 135o, illegal counterfeiter mint, obverse ΞENΩN, cow right, head turned back toward suckling calf left, eagle above; reverse ΔYP above, ΠYP-BA (magistrate), double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward, club left; SOLD
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