Live auction - bgr_829731 - BACTRIA - BACTRIAN KINGDOM - EUTHYDEMUS II Drachme
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| Estimate : | 800 € |
| Price : | 750 € |
| Maximum bid : | 840 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 June 2023 14:25:17 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 185-180 AC.
Mint name / Town : Bactres, Bactriane
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,06 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Superbe exemplaire sur un flan idéalement centré, fissuré à 2h. Buste de toute beauté, bien venu à la frappe. Patine grise avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé d’Euthydemos II à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Heraklès debout de face tenant une massue et la léontée.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ EUQUDHMOU.
Reverse translation : (du roi Euthydémos).
Historical background
BACTRIA - BACTRIAN KINGDOM - EUTHYDEMUS II
(c. 185-180 BC)
Euthydemos II is either the son of Demetrius I or another son of Euthydemos I. It is associated with the power of Demetrius I. He may not have been eliminated by Eucratides but disappears around 180 BC when Agathocles and Pantaleon take power.
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