Ancients
BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Agathocles (ca. 185-180/70 BC). AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.84 gm, 12h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style, flan flaw. Merv mint (?), ca. 185-180 BC. Diademed, draped bust of Agathocles right; dotted border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕOYΣ, Zeus standing facing, scepter in left hand, figure of Hecate standing facing in right hand, holding torches in either hand; monogram in inner left field. Bopearachchi 1D. Bopearachchi & Rahman 149. SNG ANS 230. Gentle marks appropriate for the grade are offset by the high relief portrait and solid strike.
Ex Tamco Numismatics, private sale with old dealer tag
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