Got a Cow, Finally

Finally acquired a Apollonia, Illyria cow Drachm. Never cared for these and still dont, but I finally got one at a price I was willing to pay for one of these things.

Not sure if the attribution is correct. Alot of varieties to these.


Apollonia, Illyria, Greece, (200 - 80 B.C.)
AR Drachm
O: APIΣTΩN (moneyer), cow left, head turned, suckling calf right.
R: double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inward.
3.2g
17.5mm

 

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Good pickup.

ILLYRIA AR Drachm
OBVERSE: MENISKOS, cow & calf, Nike flying above with wreath, thunderbolt in ex REVERSE: DYR KAL LW NOS around double stellate pattern Dyrrachium 70-60 BC
3.22g, 17mm
Ceka 322

 

It's a nice coin to be sure, but if you still don't care for these, why did you spend any money on it at all? lol

 

Just to have an example.

Im sure many of us do that . Cant say none of us have done it.

 

Come to think of it, I may have done that a few times.

 

I know what you mean Mat. There are a good number of eras that aren't my focus but I still dabble in from time to time and want certain coin types from.

 

I lose a tad bit of interest in roman imperials starting with the tetrarchy & get interested again during valentinian on, but I still have examples just to have them.

Dislike morgan dollars but own a slabbed one just to have, lol.

 

i almost got one of these recently for the same reason. good call mat...i may know where you got it...thought about pulling the trigger myself.

i want one of EVERY type!




but seriously, i do.

 

Nice addition. I have mixed feeling on these types too. I've seen some pretty cool ones though.

 

Some have cool control marks, but they tend to be expensive & I dont like them enough for the cost.

 

Cool addition, Mat => I'm glad to see that you've given-up on chicks and you're now aimed at large farm animals!! (well played)



I happen to have an example, plus I also have a cool brockage error ...

 

That brockage is great. Makes the type more interesting then the boring reverse.

 

Mooo....