CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Denomination:
- AR Stater
- Composition:
- Silver
- Date:
- circa 340-280 BC
- Obverse:
- Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf below, standing left; above, ΣΩ monogram
- Reverse:
- Δ-Y-P (retrograde), double stellate pattern divided by line, within double linear square border; below, club; all within linear circular border
- Reference:
- Meadows, CH (forthcoming) 152 (this coin); BMC Thessaly [Illyria] p. 67, 28; HGC 3, 34; cf. SGCV I 1892 (diff. monogram); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Soutzos -
- Size:
- 21.98mm, 10.9g, 10h
- Province:
- Illyria, Dyrrhachion
- Grade:
- VF, weak obverse strike
- Rarity:
- very rare
- Provenance:
- ex Triskeles Auction 22(15 December 2017), Lot 77; ex Classical Numismatic Group (2017)
- Information:
- This coin will be published in the forthcoming volume of Coin Hoards.
Dyrrhachion or Dyrrachium was founded by the ancient Greeks as Epidamnos in 627 BC. Later, the Romans renamed the city to Dyrrhachium. They were not fond of its original name, which bore similarities to the Latin word damnum ('loss' or 'harm').
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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