Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Heliocles II 7.2

AuthorityHeliocles II of Bactria DenominationTetradrachm MaterialSilver Date -0090 – -0075 CE SourceHeberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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Description

Obverse

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ — Bust of Heliocles II, diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear

Reverse

𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨁𐨐𐨯 𐨱𐨅𐨫𐨁𐨩𐨐𐨿𐨪𐨅𐨩𐨯 — Zeus standing left in three-quarter view, holding thunderbolt in right hand, sceptre in left hand

Source record

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