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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:     74000451      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     GRAECO-BACTRIAN & INDO-GREEK Issuer:     Agathokles Date Ruled:     Circa 185-180 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Date Struck:     Commemorative issue for Diodotos I in the name of Antiochos II of Syria Weight:     16.92 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ Obverse Description:     Diademed head of Diodotos I right Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥOΝΤΟΣ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ Reverse Description:     Zeus Bremetes standing left, seen from behind, extending left arm covered by aegis, and brandishing thunderbolt in right hand; to left, eagle standing at feet left; PK monogram in inner right field Primary Reference:     Bopearachchi Série 13 var. (unlisted control marks) Reference2:     SNG ANS 258 var. (same) Reference3:     MIG Type 143 var. (same) Reference4:     O. Bopearachchi, “De l’Indus À l’Oxus,” 70A (same obv. die); Gemini II, lot 166 (same obv. die) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=96864 Notes:     Sale: Triton X, Lot: 451 Extremely rare, only the third example known.

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