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EUCRATIDES I
"The Great"
Bactria
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) KINGDOM OF BACTRIA Eucratides I, c170-145 BC |
| Item Description: |
AR Tetradrachm Kingdom Of Bactria rv Dioscuri on horseback obv Eucratides helmeted |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 |
| Owner: |
karl49 |
Owner Comments:
Eucratides the Great was one of the most important Greco-Bactrian kings, descendants of dignitaries of Alexander the Great. The tetradrachm has a legend reading "of great king Eucratides". The dioscuri are pictured. In Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux were twin brothers, together known as the Dioskouri. Among others they were associated with horsemanship.