Live auction - bgr_830167 - BACTRIA - BACTRIAN KINGDOM - HIPPOSTRATOS Tétradrachme
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| Estimate : | 800 € |
| Price : | 1 050 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 200 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 June 2023 14:30:30 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Tétradrachme
Date: c. 80-60 AC.
Mint name / Town : Atelier incertain
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 9,65 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Très beau buste du Roi. Joli revers. Patine grise de collection avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Buste diadémé et drapé du roi.
Obverse legend : BASILEWS MEGALOU SWTHROS/ IPPOSTRATOU (Basilews Megalou Swthros Ippostratou).
Obverse translation : ( Du grand roi sauveur Ippostratos).
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE KHAROSHTHI "MAHARAJASA TRATASARA MAHALASA JAYAMTASA HIPUSTRATASA).
Reverse description : Déesse portant le kalathos, debout à gauche, tenant une corne d’abondance et faisant une bénédiction.
Historical background
BACTRIA - BACTRIAN KINGDOM - HIPPOSTRATOS
(65-55 BC)
Hippostratos is a contemporary of Telephos and Dionysos. He must succeed Apollodote II (80-65 BC).
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