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LOT 3236
Greek King of Baktria, Demetrios I AR Tetradrachm. 200-185 BC.
Baktra, diademed and draped bust of Demetrios I to right, wearing elephant skin headdress / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, youthful Herakles, nude, standing facing, crowning himself with a wreath with his right hand and holding club and lion skin his left; in inner left field, monogram. MIG 103e; HGC 12, 63. Very FIne. Chipped.(15.06gr, 32mm, 12h.).
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Property of a London, UK, private collector.
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LOT 3236
Greek King of Baktria, Demetrios I AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$130 - 190 (for guidance only)
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