Watch List notes:

Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Euthydemos II CU-NI Double Unit. Circa 185-180 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Tripod; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ to left, monogram to inner left. Bopearachchi 6B; Mitchiner 118a; SNG ANS 224; HGC 12, 77. 6.65g, 23mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.

For the lower denominations of his base metal coinage, Euthydemos II used an unusual copper-nickel alloy, the first monetary application of this durable and corrosion-resistant alloy and an innovation that would not be replicated until 1860 in Belgium.