Eucratides circa 170 – 145 BC. Tetradrachm, Merv circa 155-145, AR 15.72 g. Naked, heroic and diademed bust l., seen from behind, wearing horned helmet and holding spear in r. hand over r. shoulder. Rev. BASIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY Dioscuri galloping r., each holding spear and palm-branch; in r. field, monogram. In exergue, EYKPATIΔOY. MIG 179a. Bopearachchi Série 8, 56-58. SNG ANS 485.
Rare. A superb portrait and a light old cabinet tone, good very fine / about extremely fine
Ex Leu 7, 1973, 295 and NFA 22, 1989, 359 sales. Privately purchased from the Numismatic Department of Bank Leu in December 1989. From the Harlad Salvesen collection.