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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
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219
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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
See original version (French)
Estimate €250
Voluntary lot
Description
ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
Kingdom of Bactria, Eucratides I (171–135 BC). Attic-weight obol, undated.
Obverse: Bust wearing a diadem, draped and clad in armour, wearing a helmet with a crest adorned with a bull’s horn and ear; all set within a grenetis.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ. The pilos of the Dioscuri side by side; below, the monogram HA on the left.
HGC 12, 139 – Bopearachchi series 9, monogram C, nos. 60–66; Silver – 0.69 g – 10.5 mm – 12 h
The blank is barely irregular. Well centred with a fine bust. Slight grey patina. Superb.
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