Obol - Eukratides I
Features
| Issuer |
Kings of Baktria
 |
|---|---|
| Król |
Eucratides I (Εὐκρατίδης) (171 BC - 145 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 170 BC - 145 BC |
| Value | Obol (⅙) |
| Currency | Drachm (305-15BC) |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 0.72 g |
| Diameter | 11.0 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 185674 |
| References | SNG ANS 9# 496-516 Osmund Bopearachchi; 1998. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 9. Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Bop# 9C Osmund Bopearachchi; 1991. Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques = Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek coins. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France. Oliver D. Hoover; 2013. Handbook of Coins of Baktria and Ancient India / Volume 12: Including Sogdiana, Margiana, Areia, and the Indo-Greek, Indo-Skythian, and Native Indian States South of the Hindu Kush: Fifth Century BC to First Century AD. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. Michael Mitchiner. Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage. Hawkins Publications, London, United Kingdom (9 volumes). |
Obverse
(en) Diademed and draped bust of Eukratides to right, wearing Macedonian helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear
Reverse
(en) The two caps of the Diokouroi, each with a palm branch beside it. Below, monogram of ΗΜΑ
Script: grecki
Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ
ΗΜΑ
Mint
Bactra, Bactria, modern-day Balkh, AfghanistanSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (170 BC - 145 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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