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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 17.2

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 17.2, Denomination C (unit), Cupro-nickel, 199–170 BC. Obverse: head of dionysus right, laureate, with thyrsus over left shoulder. Reverse: panther standing right with left paw raised, vine to right. Weight about 3.9 g, diameter 17.0 mm.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 17.2
obverse: Head of Dionysus right, laureate, with thyrsus over left shoulder
mint — weight 3.92g (3)
ruler Agathocles of Bactria diameter ⌀17.0 (1)
denomination Denomination C (unit) axis 12↕ (1)
material Cupro-nickel technique —
country Roman Provincial dataset BIGR
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Dionysus right, laureate, with thyrsus over left shoulder

reverse

Panther standing right with left paw raised, vine to right

controlmarks
Monogram 1687 Monogram 1687
specimens (2)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 17.2, bm
British Museum 4.08g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 17.2, bm
British Museum 3.81g

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 17.2 (bigr.agathocles.17.2), 199–170 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-agathocles-172/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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