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ID:
75000651
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Ancient East
Region:
GRAECO-BACTRIAN & INDO-GREEK
Issuer:
Plato
Date Ruled:
Circa 145-140 BC
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Tetradrachm
Date Struck:
VF, toned, delamination on obverse, with worn obverse die
Weight:
16.70 g
Die Axis:
12 h
Obverse Description:
Diademed and draped bust right
Reverse Legend:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΠΙΘΑΝΟΥΣ ΠΛΑΤΩΝΟΣ
Reverse Description:
Helios standing facing in quadriga; monogram to upper right, MN in exergue
Exergue:
MN
Primary Reference:
Bopearachchi Série 02B
Reference2:
SNG ANS 629
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103559
Notes:
Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 651 Extremely rare. Ex Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 227.Plato’s tetradrachms remain among the rarest in the Greco-Baktrian series; hardly any were present in the large number of Baktrian hoards that came on the market in the 1990s.
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