Silver Tetradrachm of Archebius of Bactria, first half first century BCE 1944.100.74823

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Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs dikaiou nikēphorou archebiou ] - Bust of Archebius, diademed and draped right, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear
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Reverse: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨁𐨐𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨪𐨿𐨑𐨅𐨦𐨁𐨩𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa dhramikasa jayadharasa arkhebiyasa ] - Zeus standing facing, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, holding sceptre in left arm

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 9.55

Typological Description

Source: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 3.5

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1944.100.74823
  • Department: Greek
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Bequest of E.T. Newell
    • ETN; R. B. Whitehead Col.l.

Rights

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