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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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| Currency | Drachm (305-15BC) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of King Heliokles I facing right, rendered in high relief in the Hellenistic portrait tradition. The royal diadem is rendered with characteristic ribbon ties falling behind the neck, and the king's curly hair is depicted with fine engraving detail. The drapery of the chlamys is visible at the truncation of the bust, with folded fabric rendered naturalistically. The portrait displays strong, idealized facial features typical of Baktrian royal coinage. The field is enclosed by a beaded fillet border running along the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Nikephoros stands facing in the field, his nude athletic figure rendered in the classical Hellenistic style. In his raised right hand he holds a thunderbolt, while his left hand bears a long sceptre. A monogram appears in the inner lower left field, serving as a mint or magistrate control mark. The composition follows the standard Baktrian royal reverse type, closely associated with the coinage of Heliokles I. The surrounding Greek royal legend encircles the figure in two lines along the periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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