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93, Lot: 25. Estimate $75.
Sold for $70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion. Circa 200-30 B.C. AR fourrée drachm (17mm, 2.48 gm). Cow standing right, suckling calf; Nike flying right above, filleted thyrsos in exergue / Double stellate pattern within double linear square. BMC Thessaly, etc. -; SNG Copenhagen -. Toned VF, a few light scratches under toning. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.

The mis-engraving of the magistrates' names and the fact that the coin is fourrée suggest that it is an ancient imitation.