BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 17.95 g, 12h). .Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1 Oriental Greek, Silver Estimate: $ 500 |
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BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 17.95 g, 12h). Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear / The Dioskouroi, holding couched spears and palm fronds, on horses rearing right; monogram in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6W; SNG ANS 469-71; HGC 12, 131. Toned with traces of iridescence, find patina, deposits, porosity, slight double strike on reverse, granular surfaces. . |