Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.3, 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 16.6 g, diameter 33.7 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 16.56g (4) |
| ruler | Demetrius I of Bactria | diameter | ⌀33.7 (3) |
| denomination | Tetradrachm | axis | 10↕ (3) |
| 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 1687
Monogram 1687
specimens (3)
KENOM — Winterthur
16.82g
⌀33.0
12↕
British Museum
16.87g
BnF (BIGR)
Cite this coin
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.3 (bigr.demetrius_i.1.3), 205–180 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-demetrius-i-13/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA