BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Eucratides I the Great (ca. 170-145 BC). AR tetradrachm (32mm, 16.92 gm, 12h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Diademed heroic bust of Eucratides left, seen from behind, wearing crested Bactrian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear, brandishing spear in right hand; bead and reel border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ / ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ, the Dioscuri on horses prancing right, both with couched spear in right hand, palm in left over shoulder; ΦΛ monogram in lower right field. HGC 12, 132. Bopearachchi 8b. Mitchiner 179a. SNG ANS 485. One of the most iconic ancient portrait styles rendered in Fine Style detail. Obsidian shadows thrust the devices from the field creating an even more dimensional perspective. From the Dynasty Collection, #67. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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