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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 5.2

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 5.2, Tetradrachm, Silver, 199–170 BC. Obverse: head of beardless heracles right wearing lion skin headdress. Reverse: zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand. Weight about 16.3 g.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 5.2
obverse: Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
reverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 5.2
reverse: Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand
mint — weight 16.33g (1)
ruler Agathocles of Bactria diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Tetradrachm axis ↕ (0)
material Silver technique —
country Roman Provincial dataset BIGR
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress

reverse

Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand

controlmarks
Monogram 1687 Monogram 1687
specimens (2)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 5.2, bm
British Museum 16.33g
BnF (BIGR)

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 5.2 (bigr.agathocles.5.2), 199–170 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-agathocles-52/ (accessed: 2026-09-17). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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