Pars Coins

Auction 33  –  19 December 2022

Pars Coins, Auction 33

Ancient and World Coins, U.S. Coins, Antiquities and Banknotes

Mo, 19.12.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
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Description

★ From the Oxus Collection. Great example! ★

BAKTRIAN KINGDOM, Heliokles I Dikaios. Circa 145-130 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.88 gm; 33 mm). Diademed and draped bust to right / Zeus standing facing half-left, wearing himation, holding winged thunderbolt in right hand and lotus-tipped sceptre in left; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ to left, ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ in exergue, monogram in left field. Bopearachchi 1U; Mitchiner 284o; SNG ANS 642-48; HGC 12, 169. Minor delamination on arm. Great style. Fantastic strike on an excellent metal. Choice FDC. Fully lustrous. Lightly toned. From the Oxus Collection. Great example for the issue.

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