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Tetradrachm - Heliokles I Dikaios
| Issuer | Kings of Baktria |
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| Year | 145 BC - 130 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Bop#1U, SNG ANS 9#643 |
| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Heliokles I facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic portraiture style with curling hair swept back beneath the royal diadem, its trailing ends visible behind the neck. The king's strong profile features a prominent nose, firm jaw, and well-defined musculature of the neck, reflecting the idealized yet individualistic royal imagery characteristic of Baktrian coinage. The bust is draped at the shoulder, with the diadem ends falling gracefully in two strands behind. The entire design is enclosed within a fillet border of pellets, a hallmark of the Baktrian royal series. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Nikephoros standing facing, his body turned slightly, holding a thunderbolt in his raised right hand and a long sceptre in his left. The deity is depicted in the classical Hellenistic manner with idealized anatomy. A monogram appears in the inner lower left field, serving as a mint or magistrate control mark. The royal legend in Greek runs around the periphery of the field, identifying the issuing king by name and epithet. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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