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Elymaian Kingdom. Kamnaskires III, with Anzaze. Silver Drachm (3.71 g), ca. 82/1-73/2 BC. Seleukeia
on the Hedyphon, SE 231 (82/1 BC). Jugate draped busts of Kamnaskires III, diademed, and his queen,
Anzaze, wearing stephane, left; behind busts, anchor mintmark. Rev. Belos seated left, holding Nike and
scepter; in inner left field, monogram; in exergue, date (
ALS
?). (cf. Haaff 7.1.2, subtype 1A; Alram 455; cf.
Suse pl. LXXII, 12 (date). Pleasing old cabinet tone. Very fine.
$ 500
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Kingdom of Characene. Attambelos I. Silver Tetradrachm (15.54 g), 47/6-25/4 BC. Charax-Spasinu, SE
269 (44/3 BC). Diademed head of Attambelos I right. Rev.
BASILE
[
WS
]
ATTAMBEL
[
OU
]
SWTHROS
EUERG
[
ETOU
], Herakles seated left, supporting club resting on leg; above, monogram; in exergue, date
(
QXS
). (Hill 10-11; Alram -). A quality example. Choice very fine.
$ 750
David R. Sear certificate included.
Remarkable Quality Euthydemos
II
Silver Tetradrachm
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Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos II. Silver Tetradrachm (16.77 g), ca. 185-180 BC. Diademed and draped
bust of Euthydemos II right. Rev.
BASILEWS
EU
-
QUDHMOU
, Herakles standing facing, holding wreath,
club and lion’s skin; in inner left field, monogram. (Bopearachchi 1D; SNG ANS 217-8). Wonderful high
relief. Extremely fine.
$ 4,500
Although Euthydemos II evidently was still quite young when he succeeded his father, Demetrios I, the founder of the Indo-Greek
kingdom, his portrait coinage encapsulates all the qualities that art historians have come to appreciate about Indo-Greek and
Graeco-Baktrian portraiture. The highly sculpted and realistic images tempt the viewer to believe that they know the ruler in the
portrait as an individual person and to interpret his character despite the fact that almost nothing is known about most of the kings
outside of the coins themselves.
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