Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Eucratides I 20

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Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date: mid second century BCE
  • Denomination: Denomination M
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Bronze
  • Shape: Rectangle

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ (orientation: ↑⇉) [transliteration: basileōs megalou euktratidou ]
    • Type: Bust of Eucratides I, diademed and draped right
    • Portrait: Eucratides I of Bactria

  • Reverse

    • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨀𐨅𐨬𐨂𐨐𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ⇈) [transliteration: mahārājasa evukratidasa ]
    • Type: Two pilei with stars, palms to right of each
  • TypeSeries: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage

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Subtype Obverse Reverse Examples of this type
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Eucratides I 20.1
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ (orientation: ↑⇉) [transliteration: basileōs megalou euktratidou ]
  • Type: Bust of Eucratides I, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Eucratides I of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨀𐨅𐨬𐨂𐨐𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ⇈) [transliteration: mahārājasa evukratidasa ]
  • Type: Two pilei with stars, palms to right of each
  • Symbol (Below): [no monogram]

objects: 3
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Eucratides I 20.2
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ (orientation: ↑⇉) [transliteration: basileōs megalou euktratidou ]
  • Type: Bust of Eucratides I, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Eucratides I of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨀𐨅𐨬𐨂𐨐𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ⇈) [transliteration: mahārājasa evukratidasa ]
  • Type: Two pilei with stars, palms to right of each
  • Symbol (Below): Bopearachchi Monogram 149 symbol, consists of Π, Α, and Κ
objects: 4

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Bronze Denomination M of Eucratides I of Bactria, Bactria, 170 BCE–145 BCE. 1911.105.981
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
2.26
Bronze Denomination M of Eucratides I of Bactria, Bactria, 170 BCE–145 BCE. 1944.100.74449
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
2.04
Bronze Denomination M of Eucratides I of Bactria, Bactria, 170 BCE–145 BCE. 1979.45.57
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
2.28
Bronze Denomination M of Eucratides I of Bactria, Bactria, 170 BCE–145 BCE. 1993.30.7
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
14.0
Weight (in gr.)
2.26
[Monnaie : Bronze, Incertain, Bactriane, Eucratide I]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
C 861A
Diameter (in mm)
13
Weight (in gr.)
1.81
[Monnaie : Bronze, Incertain, Bactriane, Eucratide I]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
K 1422
Diameter (in mm)
14
Weight (in gr.)
2.66
British Museum: 1888,1208.153
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
2.970
British Museum: IOC.42
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
1.950
Findspot
Bagram
British Museum: OR.11751
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
2.260

Quantitative Analysis

Average measurements for this coin type:

Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
13.67
Weight (in gr.)
2.28

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