BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Eucratides I the Great (ca. 170-145 BC). AR tetradrachm (34mm, 16.84 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF S 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Diademed heroic bust of Eucratides I left, seen from behind, wearing crested Boeotian helmet decorated with bull 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 in high relief. Flashes of golden toning add further dimensionality to the muscular obverse portrait. The full beaded border present completes the desirability of this magnificent example. From the Tamco Collection. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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