Drachm - Meniskos and Philotas

Features

Issuer	Dyrrachion (Illyria)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	80 BC - 55 BC
Value	1 Drachm
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Srebro
Weight	3.51 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 454512
References	Ceka# 331 Hasan Ceka, Kolë Luka; 1972. Questions de numismatique illyrienne: avec un catalogue des monnaies d'Apollonie et de Dyrrhachium. Université d'Etat de Tirana, Institut d'Histoire, Tirana, Albania. , Maier# 396 Alfred Maier; 1908. “Die Silberprägung von Apollonia und Dyrrhachion”, Numismatische Zeitschrift (Numismatic Journal), Volume 41, pages 1-33. , BMC Greek# 135 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , SNG Tübingen 2# 1475 Dietrich Mannsperger; 1982. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Münzsammlung der Universität Tübingen / 2. Heft. Taurische Chersones - Korkyra: Nr. 731–1542. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany. , SNG Copenhagen# 496 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , Meta Dyrrachion# 86 Albana Meta; 2015. Le monnayage en argent de Dyrrachion 375-60/55 av. J.-C. = The silver coinage of Dyrrachion 375-60/55 BC.. École Française d'Athènes, Athens, Greece. , HGC 3.1# 40 Oliver D. Hoover; 2016. Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors / Volume 3, Part 1. Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

(en) Cow standing to right, looking back at suckling calf standing to left below; to right, torch; in exergue, hound running right.

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΜΕΝΙΣΚΟΣ

Reverse

(en) Double stellate pattern in double linear square; magistrate's name around.

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΔYΡ ΦIΛΩTA

Mint

Dyrrhachium, Macedonia, modern-day Durrës, Albania

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (80 BC - 55 BC)							$ 40

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	The Coin Cabinet Ancients Auction 31 Lot 54	5 Feb 2026	VF	USD 40.27 (GBP 30.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 161 Lot 100	1 Feb 2026	VF	USD 58.06 (EUR 50.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatik Naumann GmbH
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: CNG Electronic Auction 542 Lot 85	19 Jul 2023	VF	Unsold
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 526 Lot 81	2 Nov 2022	VF	Unsold
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	H. D. Rauch E-Auction 41 Lot 3037	25 Feb 2023	VF	USD 29.03 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Münzen & Medaillen GmbH E-Auction 3 Lot 28	9 Oct 2022	VF	USD 27.87 (EUR 24.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 120 Lot 216	2 Sep 2022	VF	USD 87.09 (EUR 75.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Savoca Numismatik 6th Blue Auction Lot 276	7 Apr 2018	VF	USD 23.23 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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