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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.5

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.5, 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 16.8 g.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.5
obverse: Bust of Demetrius I, diademed and draped right, wearing elephant scalp helmet; dotted border Buste de
reverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.5
reverse: Heracles, wreathed, naked, standing facing crowning head with wreath in right hand, club and lion skin in crook of left arm
mint — weight 16.79g (1)
ruler Demetrius I of Bactria diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Tetradrachm axis ↕ (0)
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 1688 Monogram 1688
specimens (3)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.5, bm
British Museum 16.79g
BnF (BIGR)
BnF (BIGR)

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.5 (bigr.demetrius_i.1.5), 205–180 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-demetrius-i-15/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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