Illyria, Dyrrhachion AR Drachm. Circa 2nd-1st century BC. Er- and Kallikrateos, magistrates. Cow standing to right, looking back at suckling calf standing to left below; EP above / Double stellate pattern in double linear square; ΔYP KAΛΛ-IKPA-TEOΣ around; all within linear circle border. Ceka 251; BMC -; HGC 3.1, 40; CNG 51, lot 254 (hammer: 360 USD). 3.25g, 16mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine; beautiful old cabinet tone. Exceedingly Rare with this combination of magistrates; seemingly the first to come to auction in the past two decades.
From the Terner Collection.