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NYINC Signature Sale 3061 7-8 Jan 2018
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GRECO-BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Eucratides I the Great (ca. 170-145 BC). AR tetradrachm (33mm, 16.50 gm, 12h). Choice XF, bent flan. Diademed "heroically nude" bust of Eucratides left, viewed from behind, wearing crested Bactrian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear, brandishing spear held in right hand / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ, the Dioscouri, each holding palm branch and lance, on horseback galloping right, monogram below. HGC 12, 132. Bopearachchi, 8b. Mitchiner 179a. SNG ANS 485. Rare! One of the most iconic of all Hellenistic coins, with a portrait of undeniable power. Areas of porosity, one edge somewhat bent, otherwise highly attractive.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-2500 USD
GRECO-BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Eucratides I the Great (ca. 170-145 BC). AR tetradrachm (33mm, 16.50 gm, 12h). Choice XF, bent flan. Diademed "heroically nude" bust of Eucratides left, viewed from behind, wearing crested Bactrian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear, brandishing spear held in right hand / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ, the Dioscouri, each holding palm branch and lance, on horseback galloping right, monogram below. HGC 12, 132. Bopearachchi, 8b. Mitchiner 179a. SNG ANS 485. Rare! One of the most iconic of all Hellenistic coins, with a portrait of undeniable power. Areas of porosity, one edge somewhat bent, otherwise highly attractive.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-2500 USD