INDO-GREEK: Hippostratos AE square hemi-obol or double unit: Zeus/horse. RARE!

Price

Price: US$ 325.00	€ 279.99
	£ 243
	AUD 500.79
	CHF 258.44
	CAD 456.43

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Rates for: 10/21/2025
SKU: 686.65

Description

Obverse	Zeus enthroned facing, nimbate, holding diadem and scepter, Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / IΠΠOΣTPATOY
Reverse	Horse standing left, monogram at left, all within square border, Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa trata / rasa jayamtasa / ipustratasa
Date	c. 65-55 BCE
Weight	11.73 gm.
Dimensions	27 x 24 mm.
Die axis	12 o'clock
Reference	MIG 449, Bop 10A, SNG ANS ---
Comments	*Rare type with an unusual property: the Kharoshthi legend on the reverse is not a simple translation of the obverse Greek legend; it has the added epithet jayamtasa* (victorious).**

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