Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.2 | CANOA Skip to content

Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.2

bigr.demetrius_i.1.2 · 205–180 BC source search banners cite
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.2, Tetradrachm, Silver, 205–180 BC. Obverse: bust of demetrius i, diademed and draped right, wearing elephant scalp helmet; dotted border buste de. Reverse: heracles, wreathed, naked, standing facing crowning head with wreath in right hand, club and lion skin in crook of left arm. Weight about 15.8 g, diameter 29.7 mm.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.2
obverse: Bust of Demetrius I, diademed and draped right, wearing elephant scalp helmet; dotted border Buste de
mint — weight 15.84g (5)
ruler Demetrius I of Bactria diameter ⌀29.7 (2)
denomination Tetradrachm axis 12↕ (2)
material Silver technique —
country Roman Provincial dataset BIGR
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Demetrius I, diademed and draped right, wearing elephant scalp helmet; dotted border Buste de

reverse

Heracles, wreathed, naked, standing facing crowning head with wreath in right hand, club and lion skin in crook of left arm

controlmarks
Monogram 117 Monogram 117
specimens (5)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.2, bm
British Museum 16.75g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.2, bm
British Museum 16.74g
NNC (DNB) 15.42g ⌀29.2 12↕
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.2, bm
British Museum 14.25g
NNC (DNB)

Cite this coin

Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.2 (bigr.demetrius_i.1.2), 205–180 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-demetrius-i-12/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

RIS BibTeX CSL-JSON