Silver Drachma of Antialcidas of Bactria, second half second century BCE. 1993.29.83

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1993.29.83

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Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΑΛΚΙΔΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikēphorou antialkidou ] - Bust of Antialcidas, diademed and draped wearing kausia right
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Reverse: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨎𐨟𐨁𐨀𐨫𐨁𐨐𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃtialikidasa ] - Zeus seated on throne, holding sceptre with left hand and Nike in outstretched right hand, forepart of an elephant with raised trunk holding wreath to the left

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 2.45
    • Diameter (in mm): 16

Typological Description

Source: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Antialcidas 17.1

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1993.29.83
  • 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