Illyria. Amantia. Time of Epirote Republic. Circa 230-168 BC. Uncertain denomination (Bronze, 16 mm, 3.26 g). ΞE - ΦΙ , Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, with bow and quiver over shoulder. Rev. AM - AN / TΩ - N, Torch; below, AE monogram; all in laurel wreath. BMC -. SNG Copenhagen -. Walcher de Molthein -. Imhoof-Blumer, Monnaies Greques, p. 137, n. 20. Glossy dark green patina, with faint traces of cleaning on the reverse. Near Extremely Fine, featuring a beautiful portrait of Artemis, worthy of the hand of a gem engraver. Extremely Rare, with only one poorly preserved specimen recorded in CoinArchives, and virtually unknown in public collections. From the Poor Scholar Collection.