E-auction 617-601631 - bgr_922871 - ILLYRIA - APOLLONIA Drachme

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Estimate :	125 €
Price :	93 €
Maximum bid :	121 €
End of the sale :	10 February 2025 14:01:20
bidders :	11 bidders

Type : Drachme

Date: c. 229-100

Mint name / Town : Apollonia, Illyrie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 20 mm

Orientation dies : 9 h.

Weight : 3,25 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie légèrement décentrée. Jolie vache. Patine grise avec des reflets dorés et bleutés

Catalogue references :

BMC.19 - Cop.- - Hirsch- - Dewing- - GC.1878 var

Obverse

Obverse description : Vache à gauche, allaitant un veau agenouillé à droite.

Obverse legend : NIKHN

Obverse translation : (Nikén).

Reverse

Reverse description : Double carré linéaire à double compartiments ornés et décorés, (jardin d’Alcinoüs).

Reverse legend : APOL/ AUTO/BOU/LOU

Reverse translation : (Apollonia / Autobouloy).

Commentary

D’après E. Babelon, Traité, op. cit., p. 184, l’étalon des espèces postérieures à 229 avant J.-C. serait romain plutôt qu’illyrien basé sur le victoriat.
According to E. Babelon, Traité, op. cit., p. 184, the standard for species after 229 BC would be Roman rather than Illyrian based on the Victorian