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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: 16.84 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.107
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2241.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Eukratides I to right, diademed and draped..
Fillet border.
Reverse: The Dioskouroi charging right, holding long lances and palms.
Inscriptions in Greek above, below, and in field at left. Monogram below hooves at right.
Fillet border.
Reverse: The Dioskouroi charging right, holding long lances and palms.
Inscriptions in Greek above, below, and in field at left. Monogram below hooves at right.