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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: 32.5 mm. Weight: 16.84 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.915
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed, draped bust of Heliokles to right.
Reverse: Zeus, standing front, holds scepter in left hand, thunderbolt in right.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right and in exergue. Monogram at left.
Reverse: Zeus, standing front, holds scepter in left hand, thunderbolt in right.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right and in exergue. Monogram at left.
ProvenanceBy 1967: with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen AG, October 11, 1967