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Obol - Eukratides I Indo-Greek Kingdom
| Issuer | Kings of Baktria |
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| Year | 171 BC - 145 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (171 BC - 145 BC) |
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Eukratides I ruled the largest territory of any Baktrian king, yet his reign ended with his own son murdering him and reportedly driving a chariot through his body, refusing even burial. These obols — the smallest silver denomination in his extensive coinage — circulated across a domain stretching from the Iranian plateau into the Indus valley, a geographic range that demanded parallel Greek and Kharosthi-legend issues to function across different administrative zones. Bopearachchi 9c places this piece within that bilingual framework.