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LOT 3239
Greek King of Baktria, Eukratides I AR Obol. c.175-170 BC.
Diademed and draped bust right, wearing horned Boiotian helmet, within bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ – EΥKΡATIΔOY, caps of the Dioskouroi; monogram AN below. MIG 181a; HGC 12, 139. Very Fine.(0.62gr, 11mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
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