bgr_418120 - BACTRIA - BACTRIAN KINGDOM - EUTHYDEMUS II Unité
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Item sold on our e-shop (2018)
Price : 100.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2018)
Price : 100.00 €
Type : Unité
Date: c. 185-180 AC.
Mint name / Town : Bactres, Bactriane
Metal : nickelled copper
Diameter : 22,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,38 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire à l’usure très importante, lisible et identifiable. Patine granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Reverse
Reverse description : Trépied.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ EUQUDHMOU/ (FA).
Reverse translation : (du roi Euthydémos).
Commentary
Métal en cupro-nickel.
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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