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Tetradrachm - Archebios
| Issuer | Kings of Baktria |
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| Year | 90 BC - 80 BC |
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| Weight | 9.28 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Kharosthi |
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Archebios ruled as one of the later Indo-Greek kings, his territory already compressed by Saka incursions pushing in from the northwest — the same migrations that would, within a generation, effectively end Greek rule in Baktria entirely. His coinage is bilingual, carrying Greek on one face and Kharosthi on the other, reflecting the administrative reality of governing a population that had long since ceased to be predominantly Hellenic.
Bop 2C is among the scarcer die pairings in his tetradrachm series.