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401
Kingdom of Persis. Dareios II. Silver Drachm (4.08 g), 1st century BC. Type 1c. Bearded bust of Dareios
II left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with crescent and three rows of pellets. Rev. King standing
left, holding scepter and sacrificing before altar to left. Klose & Müseler 4/4; Alram 564; Tyler-Smith -;
Sunrise 590. Struck in high relief. Extremely Fine.
$300
402
Kingdom of Baktria, Euthydemos I, c. 230-200 B.C, Silver Tetradrachm (16.45 g). Mint of “Baktra”.
Diademed head of King facing right. Rev. BA
S
I
L
E
WS
/ EY
Q
Y
D
HMOY, Herakles seated left on a rock
draped with lion’s skin, resting a club on his right knee, PK monogram on right below. (Bopearachchi
10A; SNG ANS 136 (this obverse die), 137-8 for reverse type; Kritt B14). With a bold portrait, some
residual lustre beneath a light tone.
Rare.
About Extremely Fine.
$3,500
403
Kingdom of Baktria, Eukratides I. c. 171-145 B.C. Silver Tetradrachm (17.03 g). Diademed head of King
facing right, wearing a crested helmet decorated with the ear and horn of a bull. Rev. BA
S
I
L
E
S
ME
G−
A
L
OY / EYKPATI
D
OY, Dioskouroi prancing right, holding palms and spears, a monogram on right.
(SNG ANS 473; Bopearachchi, 6 Z). Very well-struck in high relief on a broad flan, lustrous and most
attractive. Superb Extremely Fine.
$3,500