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Tetradrachm - Demetrios I
| Issuer | Kings of Baktria |
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| Year | 200 BC - 185 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 185 BC) |
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Demetrios I was the son of Euthydemos I and extended the Baktrian kingdom into northwestern India — the first Greek ruler to do so — sometime around 200–190 BC. His conquests pushed into the Kabul valley and possibly as far as the Indus, opening a genuinely hybrid monetary world where Greek weight standards met Indian circulation patterns. The large flan of this issue was deliberate: Indian markets were accustomed to heavier, broader silver, and the Baktrian mint adapted accordingly.
The SNG ANS 9 series draws heavily from the American Numismatic Society's excavation and purchase records from Central Asian finds, giving these attributions unusual archaeological grounding for the region.