Silver Drachma of Apollophanes of Bactria, second half first century BCE 1992.34.2

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1992.34.2

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Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΦΑΝΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs sotēros apollophanou ] - Helmeted bust of Apollophanes, diademed and draped right
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Reverse: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨤𐨂𐨫𐨥𐨣𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa apalaphanasa ] - Athena standing left, holding shield horizontally with left arm, throwing thunderbolt with right hand

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 2.23

Typological Description

Source: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Apollophanes 1

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1992.34.2
  • Department: Greek
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Rights

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