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Tetradrachm - Eukratides I
| Issuer | Kings of Baktria |
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| Year | 175 BC - 145 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Heroic bust of Eukratides I facing right, wearing a crested Boeotian helmet adorned with a prominent bull's horn and ear, the visor raised to reveal a strong, idealized royal portrait in high relief. The king is depicted with a short beard and draped in armor, rendered in the vigorous Hellenistic style characteristic of Baktrian coinage. The finely modeled features convey royal authority and martial prowess. The coin is bordered by a broad dotted beaded border. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Two mounted cavalrymen — the Dioskouroi, Kastor and Polydeukes — advance at a gallop to the right, each holding a long spear couched and wearing crested Macedonian-style helmets with flowing plumes. The dynamic composition fills the field with bold, high-relief figures rendered in the vigorous Hellenistic tradition of Baktrian die-cutting. A circular Greek legend runs around the upper periphery and a straight legend occupies the lower exergual area, together identifying the issuer as Great King Eukratides. The reverse is set within a dotted border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ (Translation: Of Great King Eukratides) |
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