BACTRIA, Eukratides (Eucratides) circular AE double unit. SCARCE!

Price

Price: US$ 125.00	€ 114.94
	£ 101.06
	AUD 186.99
	CHF 114.58
	CAD 169.39

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Rates for: 4/1/2023
SKU: 652.58

Description

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.

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