Silver Drachma of Strato II of Bactria, Strato III of Bactria, late first century BCE/early first century CE 1977.36.4

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1977.36.4

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Obverse: ΒΑϹΙΛΕΩϹ ϹΩΤΗΡΟϹ ϹΤΡΑΤΩΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛ ϹΤΡΑΤΩΝΟϹ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs sotēros stratōnos kai phil stratōnos ] - Bust of Strato II, diademed and draped right
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Reverse: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨯 𐨤𐨂𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨯 𐨕𐨯 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩𐨤𐨁𐨟 𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa stratasa putrasa casa priyapita stratasa ] - Athena standing left, holding shield horizontally with left arm, throwing thunderbolt with right hand

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 2.3

Typological Description

Source: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Strato II and Strato III 1

Findspot Description

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1977.36.4
  • Department: Greek
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • William F. Spengler, 9 Nov. 1976

Rights

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