Silver Drachma of Artemidorus of Bactria, first half first century BCE. 1993.29.104

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1993.29.104

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Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΙΚΗΤΟΥ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟΡΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs anikētou artemidorou ] - Bust of Artemidorus, diademed and draped right
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Reverse: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨀𐨤𐨜𐨁𐨱𐨟𐨯 𐨀𐨪𐨿𐨟𐨅𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨆𐨪𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa apadihatasa artemitorasa ] - Nike standing right, holding wreath in outstretched right arm, palm branch in left

Physical Description

  • Axis: 11

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 2.37
    • Diameter (in mm): 16

Typological Description

Source: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Artemidorus 10

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1993.29.104
  • Department: Greek
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • R.C. Senior 1993

Rights

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