The last Greco-Baktrian king
Lot 344
BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Heliokles, circa 145-130 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 16.90 g, 12 h), Baktra. Diademed and draped bust of Heliokles I to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - HΛIOKΛEOYΣ - ΔIKAIOY Zeus, nude to the waist, standing facing, holding winged thunderbolt in his right hand and lotus-tipped (?) scepter in his left; in field to inner left, monogram. Bopearachchi Série 1U. HGC 12, 169. MIG Type 284o. SNG ANS 642-5. Boldly struck in high relief and with a fine portrait. Small punch in the left obverse field, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From the Basileiai Hellēnikai Collection of Exceptional Tetradrachms and from the collection of Regierungsrat Dr. iur. Hans Krähenbühl, Leu 8, 23 October 2021, 188, ex Triton VIII, 11-12 January 2005, 656 (with dealer's ticket).
Estimate:
1000 CHF
Starting price:
800 CHF
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Minimum bid:
800 CHF
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Closing time: 31-May-25, 06:00:00 CEST
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