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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 13.1

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 13.1, Drachma, Silver, 75–65 BC. Obverse: bust of archebius, diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left arm. Reverse: zeus standing facing, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, holding sceptre in left arm. Weight about 2.2 g, diameter 16.6 mm.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 13.1
obverse: Bust of Archebius, diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left arm
mint — weight 2.16g (2)
ruler Archebius of Bactria diameter ⌀16.6 (1)
denomination Drachma axis 12↕ (1)
material Silver technique —
country Roman Provincial dataset BIGR
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Archebius, diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left arm

reverse

Zeus standing facing, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, holding sceptre in left arm

controlmarks
Monogram 151 Monogram 151
Monogram 1687 Monogram 1687
specimens (1)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 13.1, bm
British Museum 2.25g

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 13.1 (bigr.archebius.13.1), 75–65 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-archebius-131/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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