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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:     76000947      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     GRAECO-BACTRIAN & INDO-GREEK Issuer:     Eukratides I Date Ruled:     Circa 170-145 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Drachm Weight:     3.77 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     BASILEUS MEGAS EUKRATIDHS, diademed and draped bust right, wearing helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear Reverse Description:     HLIOKLEOUS KAI LAODIKHS, jugate draped busts of Heliokles and Laodike, diademed, right; monogram to left Primary Reference:     Bopearachchi - Reference2:     BMBI 2 Reference3:     SNG ANS - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=108622 Grade:     VF, some porosity Notes:     Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 947 Extremely rare, only the second specimen known, and the only one not in a public collection. 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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