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Octodrachm - Euthydemos I
| Issuer | Kings of Baktria |
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| Year | 223 BC - 200 BC |
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| Value | 4 Staters (80) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ (Translation: Of King Euthydemos) |
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Euthydemus I seized the Baktrian throne by overthrowing Diodotus II around 230 BC, founding a dynasty that would outlast the Seleucid pressure campaigns directed against it. Most notably, Antiochus III besieged Euthydemus at Bactra for two full years beginning around 208 BC — yet ultimately negotiated rather than conquered, recognizing Euthydemus as a legitimate king in exchange for war elephants and provisioning rights. The gold octodrachm format itself borrows directly from Ptolemaic monetary tradition, an unusual western reference point for a kingdom operating deep in Central Asia.