Numismatic Cabinet · Greco-Baktrian & Indo-Greek
BAKTRIA, Eukratides I Megas (171-145 BC)
AR Tetradrachm · Circa 171-145 BC · Uncertain mint, Baktria
Obverse. Diademed and draped bust right wearing crested Boiotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear, within bead-and-reel border.
Reverse. BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY, EYKPATIΔOY in exergue. The Dioskouroi on horseback charging right, holding spears and palms; monogram in right field.
- Denomination
- AR Tetradrachm
- Date
- Circa 171-145 BC
- Mint
- Uncertain mint, Baktria
- Condition
- Bright surfaces, well centred
- References
- Bopearachchi 6; SNG ANS 465ff; HGC 12, 131.
Photographed by me; no purchase record.