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1/8 Stater anonymous, time of Demetrios I Aniketos
| Issuer | Kings of Baktria |
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| Year | 200 BC - 180 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A kerykeion (herald's staff) depicted centrally in the field, its caduceus form clearly rendered with flanking volutes at the top and a rounded base. To the right of the staff appear two control marks: a dash (-) and a crescent or lunate sigma (C). The whole design is enclosed within an alternating dot-and-reel border, consistent with the obverse framing. The symbols likely served as mint or magistrate control marks on this anonymous fractional gold issue. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Demetrios I — called Aniketos, "the Unconquered" — expanded the Baktrian kingdom into northwestern India following the fragmentation of Mauryan power, creating one of the most geographically ambitious Greek successor states east of the Euphrates. These fractional gold pieces were almost certainly struck to service the fine-payment end of a market economy that ran parallel to the larger silver coinage, not as prestige issues. The denomination is rare enough that precise attribution still draws disagreement among specialists.