Obverse |
Helmeted bust of king right, dotted border around |
Reverse |
The Dioscuri galloping right, holding spears and palms, Greek legend above and below: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY / EYKPATIΔOY, monogram at right |
Date |
c. 171-145 BCE or later |
Weight |
5.21 gm. |
Diameter |
22 mm. |
Die axis |
12 o'clock |
Reference |
MIG 186c, Bop 21A |
Comments |
Bopearachchi regards these unilingual circular AE coins as posthumous, issued perhaps by Scythian nomads. They are much scarcer than the square bronzes. |