Silver Tetradrachm of Archebius of Bactria, first half first century BCE 1993.29.106

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 9.52
  • Diameter (in mm): 27

Typological Description

Source: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 2.6

• Object Type: Coin
• Date: first half first century BCE
• Denomination: Tetradrachm
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver
• Shape: Round

• Authority

  • Authority: Archebius of Bactria
  • • State: Kingdom of Bactria
    • State: Indo-Greek Kingdoms

• Obverse

  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs dikaiou nikēphorou archebiou ]
  • Type: Bust of Archebius, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Archebius of Bactria

• Reverse

  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨁𐨐𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨪𐨿𐨑𐨅𐨦𐨁𐨩𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa dhramikasa jayadharasa arkhebiyasa ]
  • Type: Zeus standing facing, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, holding sceptre in left arm
  • Symbol (LeftField): Bopearachchi Monogram 244 , consists of Ν, Ι, and Δ
  • Deity: Zeus
• TypeSeries: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage

References

• Reference: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 2.6
• Reference: O B.2.F

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1993.29.106
• 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