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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     162226      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     GRAECO-BACTRIAN & INDO-GREEK Issuer:     Eukratides I Date Ruled:     Circa 170-145 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Date Struck:     BC Circa 170-145 Diameter:     29 mm Weight:     16.74 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     BASILEUS MEGAS EUKRATIDHS, heroic bust left, wearing helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear, seen from behind, brandishing spear in his right hand Reverse Description:     HLIOKLEOUS KAI LAODIKHS, jugate draped busts of Heliokles and Laodike, diademed, right; monogram behind Primary Reference:     Bopearachchi Série 16A Reference2:     SNG ANS 526 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=82132 Grade:     EF. Notes:     Eukratides was a usurper who successfully challenged Antimachos II and Demetrios II for the throne. While from a noble family, he was not the son of a previous Baktrian king, as evidenced by the fact that his mother, Laodike, wears the royal diade

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