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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Baktria with bust of Eukratides I
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 170–145 B.C.
Mint: Baktria (Kingdom)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 16.61 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.914
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Helmeted bust of Eukratides I left, spear in left hand.
Reverse: Dioskouroi on horseback to right, holding palms and spears.
Inscriptions in Greek above and in exergue. Monogram below horse at right.
Reverse: Dioskouroi on horseback to right, holding palms and spears.
Inscriptions in Greek above and in exergue. Monogram below horse at right.
ProvenanceBy 1967: with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen AG, October 11, 1967