S 1259 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Euthydemus II), silver, drachms (180 BCE)

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180 BCE - 180 BCE Silver 882 kg

Description
Obverse: Head of king Euthydemus right, wearing diadem. Border of dots.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ (Greek).Heracles, standing facing, wearing wreath, naked, holding wreath with right hand, club and lion skin over left arm. In left field, monogram.
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Bactria (uncertain mint) Ancient region: Bactria Modern country: Afghanistan Authority: Euthydemus II (Indo-Greek king, c. 180 BC), Bactrian Kingdom
Chronology
From 180 BCE to 180 BCE Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
Metal: Silver Nomisma.org Median weight in grams 4.00 Denomination: drachma Nomisma.org Standard: Attic
References
Die study reference: "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1S. Glenn, Money and Power in Hellenistic Bactria: Euthydemus I to Antimachus I, New York, 2020, p. 299-301, no. 1-30.
Coin series reference:



Obverse dies distribution
Frequency ᵖ Number of obverses ᵖ (o) % (o) Number of coins (n) % (n) Die name
1 5 55.56 5 16.67 O3, O4, O7, O8, O9
2 1 11.11 2 6.67 O5
3 1 11.11 3 10 O1
8 1 11.11 8 26.67 O6
12 1 11.11 12 40 O2
Total 9 of 9 100 30 of 30 100.01
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Remarks


References

  1. ^ S. Glenn