Bactria. Demetrius I. c. 200-185 BC. Tetradrachm, 16.91g (11h). Obv: Draped and diademed bust of king right, wearing elephant's scalp headdress. Rx: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ Naked Herakles standing facing, crowning himself and holding club and lionskin; in lower left field, monogram. Bopearachchi 1F. SNG ANS 190. Qunduz 26. Exceptional obverse detail, especially on elephant headdress. Minor deposits on reverse. EF
Purchased privately from Frank Kovacs