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1 Tetradrachm Euthydem imitation, Sogdiana, Sogdian legend left and Greek legend right
| Issuer | Sogdian Kingdom |
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| Year | 160 BC - 140 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed male bust facing right, rendered in a somewhat schematic Sogdian imitative style derived from the Bactrian prototype of Euthydemus I. The effigy displays curly hair bound by a diadem, with coarse but expressive facial features including a prominent nose and strongly modeled chin. The neck is draped, and the bust is set within a beaded border. The overall style reflects local Central Asian die-cutting traditions, departing from the refined Hellenistic naturalism of the original Bactrian Greek prototype. |
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| Reverse description | Nude Heracles seated left upon a rocky outcrop, holding a club upright in his right hand, in the manner derived from the reverse type of Euthydemus I of Bactria. The figure is rendered in a schematized imitative style characteristic of Sogdian provincial coinage. An uncertain Sogdian legend appears to the left of the figure, while a partially legible and distorted Greek legend is placed to the right. The overall composition closely follows the Hellenistic prototype but exhibits the degraded die-cutting typical of local Central Asian imitations. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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