Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXV 22-23 Sep 2022
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Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas AR Tetradrachm. Circa 170-145 BC. Diademed heroic bust to left, seen from behind, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear, brandishing spear in right hand / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing to right, each holding spear and palm; BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY above, EYKPATIΔOY below, monogram in lower right field. Bopearachchi 8A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 252-4; Mitchiner 179a (Mitchiner doesn't differentiate between monograms A and B in Bopearachchi but the plates show both); SNG ANS 484; HGC 12, 132. 16.99g, 32mm, 12h.
Near Mint State; wonderfully sculptural heroic bust, lustrous silver beneath a satin grey tone.
From the Oxus Collection.
Near Mint State; wonderfully sculptural heroic bust, lustrous silver beneath a satin grey tone.
From the Oxus Collection.