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Posted 09/16/2010 9:15 pm
In case it's not clear from echizento's post, the first one (the bronze one) is from the late Roman period.
The second coin is older; it's a silver drachm which was struck in the city of Dyrrachium, now known as Durres, Albania. There is a very extensive series of coins from this city; two different magistrates are named on the coin, one on each side. The lettering is in Greek. On your coin, the fellow on the obverse is named ZOPUROU and on the reverse above the picture of the cow and calf is the name LUSEN. On the Wildwinds page I linked to above, yours is listed as Ceka number 300.
Apparently, despite the extensive knowledge of this series of coins, we're still uncertain about the exact chronology. All the references say it was struck "sometime after 229 BC" and presumablty sometime before about 30 BC when the series ended.
Value? The one I posted above that's the same kind as yours is in better condition and sold for US$18 back in 2000. I paid about $50 (Australian dollars) a few years ago for a similar coin from a local dealer. The bronze coin is a typical late Bronze, worth about $5 to $10.
The second coin is older; it's a silver drachm which was struck in the city of Dyrrachium, now known as Durres, Albania. There is a very extensive series of coins from this city; two different magistrates are named on the coin, one on each side. The lettering is in Greek. On your coin, the fellow on the obverse is named ZOPUROU and on the reverse above the picture of the cow and calf is the name LUSEN. On the Wildwinds page I linked to above, yours is listed as Ceka number 300.
Apparently, despite the extensive knowledge of this series of coins, we're still uncertain about the exact chronology. All the references say it was struck "sometime after 229 BC" and presumablty sometime before about 30 BC when the series ended.
Value? The one I posted above that's the same kind as yours is in better condition and sold for US$18 back in 2000. I paid about $50 (Australian dollars) a few years ago for a similar coin from a local dealer. The bronze coin is a typical late Bronze, worth about $5 to $10.
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