Ancients
BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Heliocles (ca. 145-130 BC). AR tetradrachm (33mm, 16.88 gm, 11h). NGC MS 4/5 - 3/5, die shift. Attic standard. Bactra mint. Diademed, draped bust of Heliocles right, seen from side; bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / HΛIOKΛEOYΣ / ΔIKAIOY, Zeus, draped, standing facing, thunderbolt downward in right hand, grounded scepter in left; KΔP monogram in inner left field. Bopearachchi Série 1U. HGC 12, 169. The minor die shift does not detract from the overall clarity of the design. Brilliant surfaces.
Ex Tamco Numismatics, private sale with old dealer tag
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