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77000136 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Greek |
| Region: |
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ILLYRIA |
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Apollonia |
| Metal: |
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Silver |
| Denomination: |
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Stater |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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BC Circa 450-350 |
| Weight: |
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10.84 g |
| Die Axis: |
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6 h |
| Obverse Description: |
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Cow standing left, suckling calf standing right |
| Reverse Legend: |
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Α−Π−ΟΛ |
| Reverse Description: |
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Double stellate pattern within linear frame; bow to left; all within linear circle within incuse circle |
| Primary Reference: |
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TraitÉ IV 380 = PhotiadÈs Pacha Collection (Hoffman, 1890), lot 190, otherwise unpublished |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=114559 |
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Grade:
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VF, lightly toned, slight granularity |
| Notes: |
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Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 136 Extremely rare. Unlike the contemporary staters of Dyrrhachion and Korkyra with these types, the staters of Apollonia are extremely rare, with approximately 4 known coins of which there are three varieties. This particular variety, with the cow left on the obverse and reverse with bow and legend A-P-OL, is only known from PhotiadÈs Pacha 190, which is unfortunately not illustrated in any catalog. The BMC 1 and Jameson 2044 (= Weber 2693 = PhotiadÈs Pacha 191) coins all are of the TraitÉ IV 379 variety, with obverse cow right and reverse with no bow and legend A-P. Pozzi 1268 (= Pozzi, Boutin 2913) has a similar obverse as these, but the reverse has a bow to the left, a club below the stellate pattern, and legend AP-A. |
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