Silver Drachma of Apollodotus II of Bactria, first half first century BCE 1993.29.198

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1993.29.198

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Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs sotēros kai philopatoros apollodotou ] - Bust of Apollodotus II, diademed and draped right
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Reverse: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨤𐨫𐨡𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa apaladatasa ] - Athena standing left, holding shield horizontally with left arm, throwing thunderbolt with right hand

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 2.42
    • Diameter (in mm): 16

Typological Description

Source: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Apollodotus II 3.4

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1993.29.198
  • 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