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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:     75000645      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     GRAECO-BACTRIAN & INDO-GREEK Issuer:     Eukratides I Date Ruled:     Circa 170-145 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Weight:     16.51 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     Diademed and draped bust of Eukratides right, wearing helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear Reverse Description:     Jugate draped busts of Heliokles and Laodike, diademed, right; monogram behind Primary Reference:     Bopearachchi Série 15 var. (monogram) Reference2:     SNG ANS - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103553 Grade:     Near EF Notes:     Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 645 Well centered on a broad flan of excellent metal 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 diadem but his father, Heliokles, does not. To strengthen his position, and declare his intentions of founding a dynasty, he struck his "pedigree" coinage, naming his parents.

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