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Auction 11 14 May 2022
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BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I, circa 180-165 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 17.00 g, 12 h), Baktra. Diademed and draped bust of Antimachos I to right, wearing flat topped kausia. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΘΕΟΥ - ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟY Poseidon, nude to the waist, standing facing, holding long trident in his right hand and filleted palm branch in his left; to lower right, monogram. Bopearachchi 1A. HGC 12, 106. MIG 124f. Beautifully toned and with a fine portrait. About extremely fine.
Ex Spink 5020, 30 September 2005, 562 (with original ticket) and Peus 374, 23 April 2003, 195.
The appearance of a kausia, the traditional flat topped Macedonian hat, on Antimachos' coins is remarkable. It represents an appeal to the Macedonian identity of the Greek-speaking settlers in Baktria and attests to their vivid awareness of their descent.
Ex Spink 5020, 30 September 2005, 562 (with original ticket) and Peus 374, 23 April 2003, 195.
The appearance of a kausia, the traditional flat topped Macedonian hat, on Antimachos' coins is remarkable. It represents an appeal to the Macedonian identity of the Greek-speaking settlers in Baktria and attests to their vivid awareness of their descent.