Live auction - bgr_829874 - BACTRIA - BACTRIAN KINGDOM - EUCRATIDES I Tétradrachme
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Estimate : | 1 500 € |
Price : | 860 € |
Maximum bid : | 860 € |
End of the sale : | 06 June 2023 14:26:43 |
bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Tétradrachme
Date: c. 150 AC.
Mint name / Town : Atelier incertain
Metal : silver
Diameter : 30,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 16,95 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Très beau buste d’Eucratide Ier, bien venu à la frappe. Revers agréable. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé, drapé et cuirassé d’Eucratide Ier à droite, entouré de la stemma.
Reverse
Reverse description : Les Dioscures galopant à droite, tenant chacun une javeline ; dans le champ à gauche, un monogramme.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS// EUKRATIDOU// (RK).
Reverse translation : (du roi Eucratide).
Commentary
Ce type semble infiniment plus rare que celui au buste casqué.