Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Utmanzai Forgery: Indo-Greek Kingdom, Strato I Soter AR Tetradrachm. Circa 105-85/0 BC. BAΣIΛEΩΣ EΠIΦANOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΣTPATΩNOΣ, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / Athena Alkidemos advancing to left, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis; monogram to right, 'Maharajasa prakashasa tratarasa Stratasa' in Kharosthi around. Cf. H. De S. Shortt, 'Utmanzai Coins' in NC vol. 3, 1963, pp. 11-36; W. G. Sayles, Classical Deception (Wisconsin, 2011), p. 55; for prototype, cf. Bopearachchi 28B and HGC 12, 335. 9.24g, 26mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
The Utmanzai forgeries are believed to have been made during the 1940s and were dispersed into a number of important collections such as the American Numismatic Society and the British Museum.
Condition as seen.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
The Utmanzai forgeries are believed to have been made during the 1940s and were dispersed into a number of important collections such as the American Numismatic Society and the British Museum.