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94. ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion. Circa 340-280 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.84 g, 1h). Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; S above / Double stellate pattern, divided by line, in double linear square border; club below; all within linear circle border. Maier 32 var. (obv. type left); Meadows, CH (forthcoming) 148 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 27. VF, minor roughness on obverse. ($300) 95. ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion. Circa 340-280 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.40 g, 7h). Cow standing left, looking back at suckling calf standing right below; 7 above / Double stellate pattern, divided by line, in double linear square border; club to left, rho retrograde in legend; all within linear circle border. Maier –; Meadows, CH (forthcoming) 157 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; SNG Lockett 1634 = Pozzi 1271 (same dies); CNG 94, lot 305 (same dies). VF, minor roughness on reverse. Extremely rare variety. ($300)
96 97 96. ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion. Circa 340-280 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.81 g, 3h). Cow standing left, looking back at suckling calf standing right below; thunderbolt above / Double stellate pattern, divided by line, in double linear square border; club below, legend retrograde; all within double linear circle border. Maier –; Meadows, CH (forthcoming) 160 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; CNG 93, lot 188 (same rev. die). Good VF, a little off center, double struck on obverse. Extremely rare. ($200) 97. ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion. Circa 340-280 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.63 g, 11h). Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; above, dolphin right / Double stellate pattern, divided by line, in double linear square border; club below; all within linear circle border. Maier 14; Meadows, CH (forthcoming) 162 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 13–4. VF, struck with worn obverse die. Very rare. ($300)
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98. ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion. Circa 340-280 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.75 g, 9h). Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; above, wasp right / Double stellate pattern, divided by line, in double linear square border; club below, retrograde legend; all within linear circle border. Cf. Maier 23; Meadows, CH (forthcoming) 176 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; cf. BMC 17. VF, roughness and minor porosity on obverse. Very rare. ($300) 99. ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion. Circa 340-280 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.82 g, 4h). Cow standing left, looking back at suckling calf standing right below; above, lizard left / Double stellate pattern, divided by double line, in double linear square border; club to left; all within linear circle border. Maier 21; Meadows, CH (forthcoming) 178 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 19 (same dies). VF, irregular flan, minor flan flaw on reverse. Very rare. ($300)
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