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                                Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 808. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
                                2005. KINGS of BAKTRIA. Eukratides I. Circa 
                                171-145 BC. AR Drachm (2.42 gm, 12h). Bilingual 
                                series. BID Estimate $5000  

                              KINGS of BAKTRIA. Eukratides I. Circa 171-145 BC. 
                              AR Drachm (2.42 gm, 12h). Bilingual series. 
                              Helmeted, diademed, and draped bust right / The 
                              Dioskouroi standing facing, holding spears. 
                              Bopearachchi Série 17A; SNG ANS -. Good VF. 
                              Extremely rare, the second known example (the 
                              other, struck from the same obverse die, is in the 
                              BN). ($5000)

                              Bilingual drachms of Eukratides are extremely 
                              rare, with only six examples known to 
                              Bopearachchi, of which only one had this 
                              particular monogram. Bopearachchi noted that this 
                              monogram was unknown among all the other bilingual 
                              coinages of Eukratides.








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High bid of $5000, $5750 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €4050, £2750, C$6250, A$6500, on June 8, 2005.

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