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Quadruple Unit - Demetrias in Arachosias
| Issuer | Arachosian tribes (Bactria and Arachosia) |
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| Year | 129 BC - 125 BC |
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| Value | 1/2 Obol (1⁄12) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting an eagle or similar avian symbol standing prominently in the field, rendered in a schematic style typical of late Bactrian and Arachosian local issues. Surrounding the central motif are scattered Kharoshthi characters forming a legend in the local script, distributed across the field in the manner common to post-Bactrian regional coinages. The overall composition is characteristic of the transitional period following Bactrian Greek political decline, blending Hellenistic iconographic conventions with indigenous epigraphic elements. The striking is irregular, reflecting the local mint's technical limitations. |
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| Reverse lettering | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΔHMHTPIOY |
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