Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 8.1, 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 with three plumes covered with animal skin. Reverse: zeus standing facing, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, holding sceptre in left arm. Weight about 9.6 g.
| mint | — | weight | 9.56g (1) |
| ruler | Archebius of Bactria | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Tetradrachm | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Roman Provincial | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Archebius, diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left arm, wearing Boeotian helmet with three plumes covered with animal skin
reverse
Zeus standing facing, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, holding sceptre in left arm
controlmarks
Monogram 217
Monogram 217
specimens (1)
British Museum
9.56g
Cite this coin
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 8.1 (bigr.archebius.8.1), 75–65 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-archebius-81/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA