Silver Tetradrachm of Hippostratus of Bactria, first half first century BCE. 1979.45.215

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1979.45.215

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Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ (square omicron) (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs sotēros hippostratou ] - Bust of Hippostratus, diademed and draped right
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Reverse: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨎𐨟𐨯 𐨱𐨁𐨤𐨂𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa jayaṃtasa hipustratasa ] - Deified ruler riding on horse, wearing helmet and cuirass right

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 15.29
  • Shape: Square

Typological Description

Source: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Hippostratus 3.1

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1979.45.215
  • Department: Greek
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • William F. Spengler, 16 Dec. 1978

Rights

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