Description: Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I (ca. 171 - 145 BC). AR Tetradrachm. Diademed, helmeted and draped bust of Eukratides I right, helmet decorated with ear and horn of a bull / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ; the Dioskouroi on horses rearing right, monogram in lower right field.

Diameter: AR34 mm

Weight: 15,7 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: Bopearachchi Serie 6E; SNG ANS 465

Commentary: well centered, grey patina, some roughness

History: The largest gold coin of antiquity was minted under Eukratides - 169.2 grams 20-stater coin.

Article Number: 001-02-01-44150