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Lot # 137
Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I, 170-145 BC. Tetradrachm. Baktra. Circa 162-145 BC (Silver, 30.89 mm, 16.35 g). BAΣIΛEYΣ MEΓAΣ / EΥKΡATIΔHΣ, Diademed and draped bust of Eukratides right, wearing Macedonian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Rev. HΛIOΚΛΕOYΣ / KAI ΛAOΔIKHΣ, Jugate busts of Heliokles, bare-headed and draped, and Laodike, diademed and draped, right; in left field, monogram. Bopearachchi Série 15A. MIG Type 182a. SNG ANS 526-7. HGC 12, 133. Nicely toned. Well centered. A few light scratches and minor porosity. Otherwise, About Extremely Fine. Rare, and probably a dynastic pedigree issue with an obscure and mysterious meaning. From the collection of a young Lady, Switzerland, and from a Swiss collection acquired in 1991.