ILLYRIA.
MONUNIOS, king about 300 BC. Stater, Dyrrhachion. AR 10.56 g. Cow standing l., turning her head down to her suckling calf; above, jaw of the Calydonian boar. Rev. Gardens of Alkinoos, around ΔYPPA - BACIΛEΩC - MONOYNIOY and club; all within linear circle. A. Maier, Die Silberprägung von Apollonia und Dyrrhachion, NZ 1908, 90; A. Meta, Le monnayage en argent de Dyrrhachion 375-66/55 av. J.-C. (2015), 44, D111/R170 (same rev. die ?); SNG Fitzwilliam Mus. 2569.
Extremely rare. Well struck. Extremely fine
Provenance:
"Alexander the Great" collection
Auction Nomos AG, Zurich 16 (2018), 92
Auction F.R. Künker GmbH & Co. KG 376 (2022), 4410.