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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 7.2

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 7.2, Tetradrachm, Silver, 75–65 BC. Obverse: bust of archebius, diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left arm, wearing boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Reverse: zeus standing facing, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, holding sceptre in left arm. Weight about 9.6 g.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 7.2
obverse: Bust of Archebius, diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left arm, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear
mint — weight 9.55g (2)
ruler Archebius of Bactria diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Tetradrachm axis ↕ (0)
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, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear

reverse

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

controlmarks
Monogram 222 Monogram 222
specimens (2)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 7.2, bm
British Museum 9.54g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 7.2, bm
British Museum 9.56g

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 7.2 (bigr.archebius.7.2), 75–65 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-archebius-72/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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