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782/B Apollonia cow and calf
782/B
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Silver coin from Apollonia and Dyrrhachium with a cow and suckling calf on the obverse and a double stellate pattern on the reverse taken from Corcyrean prototypes.
Data sheet
| Article group | Pendants |
| Gender | For Him or Her |
| Material | Solid Sterling Silver |
| Outer diameter | 26 mm (1 and 1⁄32in) |
| Inner (coin) diameter | 21 mm (53⁄64in) |
More info
The cow/calf fertility symbol is of European origin. The geometrical pattern is most probably a schematic representation of the two stars of the Dioscuri. Other explanations include backgammon (for the resemblance of the pattern to the board of the popular game).