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                CNG - Baktria. Heliokles I. AR Tet. Nice VF.
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               Coins & Stamps:Coins:Non-US:Ancient, Medieval
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     Baktria, Indo-Greek Kings. Heliokles I. Circa 145-130 BC. AR
     Tetradrachm (16.54 gm). Balkh mint? Diademed bust / Zeus holding
     thunderbolt and sceptre; monogram. MIG 284a; Bopearachchi Série
     1M. VF, nice high-relief portrait. 716350.

     Heliokles I, son of the great Eukratides, seems to have been the
     last Greek king of Baktria north of the Hindu Kush. Heliokles
     might have been the murderer of Eukratides, as mentioned by the
     historian Justin, but this parricide could also have been
     Eukratides II or Plato, who appear to have been brothers of
     Heliokles. In any event, an invasion by steppe nomads called the
     Yuezhi appears to have overwhelmed the Greco-Bactrian kingdom
     circa 130 BC, bringing Greek rule to an end. Greek kings
     continued to rule in northern India for about another century,
     however.

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