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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Baktria with bust of Heliokles
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 145–130 B.C.
Mint: Baktria (Kingdom)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 16.93 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.124
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2244.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Heliokles right, draped and diademed.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Zeus, laureate, facing, clad in himation, holds winged thunderbolt and long sceptre.
Greek inscriptions in field and exergue. Monogram in field at left.
Note that the handwritten inscription in the record is not correct. There seems to be no trace of Zeus in the inscription in the exergue.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Zeus, laureate, facing, clad in himation, holds winged thunderbolt and long sceptre.
Greek inscriptions in field and exergue. Monogram in field at left.
Note that the handwritten inscription in the record is not correct. There seems to be no trace of Zeus in the inscription in the exergue.