Silver Drachma of Epander of Bactria, first half first century BCE. 1995.51.279

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1995.51.279

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Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΕΠΑΝΔΡΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikēphorou epandrou ] - Bust of Epander, diademed and draped right
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Reverse: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨅𐨤𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa epadrasa ] - Athena standing left, holding shield horizontally with left arm, throwing thunderbolt with right hand

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 2.19

Typological Description

Source: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Epander 2.1

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1995.51.279
  • Department: Greek
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Spink, 29 June 1989

Notes

  • bilingual

Rights

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