BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Eucratides I the Great (ca. 170-145 BC). AR tetradrachm (32mm, 16.85 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Diademed "heroically nude" bust of Eucratides I left, seen from behind, wearing crested Bactrian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear, brandishing spear held in right hand / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ, the Dioscouri, each holding palm branch and lance, on horseback galloping right, ΦΘ monogram below. Bopearachchi, 8b. Mitchiner 179a. SNG ANS 485. HGC 12, 132. Remarkably dynamic and finely rendered devices featuring a powerful portrait type. Ex Tamco Numismatics, private sale with old dealer tag

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