Silver Drachma of Antialcidas of Bactria, second half second century BCE 1944.100.74721

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Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΑΛΚΙΔΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikēphorou antialkidou ] - Bust of Antialcidas, diademed and draped right, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear
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Reverse: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨎𐨟𐨁𐨀𐨫𐨁𐨐𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃtialikidasa ] - Zeus seated on throne, holding sceptre with left hand and Nike holding wreath in outstretched right hand, forepart of an elephant with raised trunk right

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 2.48

Typological Description

Source: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Antialcidas 15.3

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1944.100.74721
  • Department: Greek
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Bequest of E.T. Newell
    • ETN; Ram Dass, 1929

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States

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