Stratonikeia (BC 30-0) Drachm - Autonomous

late 1st cent BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.69g, 12h). Zopuros, magistrate. Laureate and draped bust of Hekate right, crescent on forehead; ZΩΠΥΡΟΣ to left, uncertain symbol to right / ΣΤΡΑ, Zeus on horseback right, holding sceptre and reins. Good VF, attractive dark iridescent toning. Extremely rare, one of two known (the other in the Vatican collection cited by Imhoof-Blumer).

The traditional view of this denomination as a drachm has been challenged by Meadows, who believes that during this period at Stratonikeia their drachm was roughly equal to the Roman quinarius (1.8g). As such, he labels this type as a didrachm, but we have retained traditional attribution for clarity.