Eucratides circa 170 – 145 BC. Tetradrachm, Balkh circa 160-135, AR 16.77 g. Draped bust r., wearing horned helmet; the whole within fillet border. Rev. BASIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY Dioscuri galloping r., each holding spear and palm-branch; in l. field,, monogram. In exergue, EYKPATIΔOY. MIG 177l. Bopearachchi Série 6, 47. SNG ANS 473 var. (monogram in different position).
Light iridescent tone and extremely fine
Privately purchased from NFA at NYICC in 1989. From the Harald Salvesen collection.