Watch List notes:

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I, circa 170-145 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 16.13 g, 12 h), dynastic pedigree issue. Baktra, circa 162-145. BAΣIΛEYΣ MEΓAΣ / EΥKΡATIΔHΣ Diademed and draped bust of Eukratides to right, wearing Macedonian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Rev. HΛIOΚΛHOYΣ / KAI ΛAOΔIKHΣ Jugate busts of Heliokles, bare-headed and draped, and Laodike, diademed and draped, to right; behind, monogram. Bopearachchi Série 13. HGC 12, 133. MIG 182b. Rare and with excellent portraits. Traces of mounting and horn silver at 12 o'clock and with light doubling on the obverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.


From the collection of J.B. Haarhuis, ex Hirsch 275, 22 September 2011, 4117.