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Illuria, Apollonia
Contemporary Imitation Cow Drachm
1st century B.C.
Obv: legend above cow standing right, looking back, suckling her calf.
Rev: legend around double stellar pattern in square.
Good fine.
Provenance: Property of a Kent, UK, collector; acquired from TimeLine Auctions 118, lot 4296.
Literature: Cf. Maier 114; Schlosser 60 (with similar garbled legends).
Footnotes: The cow and calf issues of Apollonia were regularly copied; Maier and Schlosser listed a dozen with more or less legible legends.
Price: £35.00
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