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BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Eucratides I the Great (ca. 170-145 BC). AR tetradrachm (32mm, 16.94 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Draped and cuirassed bust of Eucratides I right, seen from front, wearing crested Bactrian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear; bead-and-reel border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟY / ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ, the Dioscuri on horses prancing right, each holding couched spear in right hand, palm in left; HA monogram in lower right field. HGC 12, 131. Bopearachchi 6X. Expertly struck and centered, creating a masterpiece of this popular type.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Eucratides I the Great (ca. 170-145 BC). AR tetradrachm (32mm, 16.94 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Draped and cuirassed bust of Eucratides I right, seen from front, wearing crested Bactrian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear; bead-and-reel border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟY / ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ, the Dioscuri on horses prancing right, each holding couched spear in right hand, palm in left; HA monogram in lower right field. HGC 12, 131. Bopearachchi 6X. Expertly struck and centered, creating a masterpiece of this popular type.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD