Sharply struck and with beautiful iridescent toning
Lot 263
BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I, circa 170-145 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 17.00 g, 11 h), Baktra or an uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or Gandhara, circa 162-145. Diademed and draped bust of Eukratides I to right, wearing crested Macedonian helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOΥ / EΥKΡATIΔOY The Dioskouri galloping to right, each holding spear in his right hand and palm branch in his left; in field to lower right, monogram. Bopearachchi Série 6E. HGC 12, 131. MIG Type 177ee. SNG ANS 465. Sharply struck and with beautiful iridescent toning. Minor die breaks on the obverse and with very light doubling on the reverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.

From the collection of J.-L. Rossignol, French amateur d’art, and from the De La Tour collection, Hess-Divo 314, 4 May 2009, 1249, ex Künker 133, 11 November 2007, 8259 and Giessener Münzhandlung 96, 7 June 1999, 278.
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1000 CHF
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Closing time: 30-May-26, 06:00:00 CEST
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