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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 5.1

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 5.1, Tetradrachm, Silver, 115–105 BC. Obverse: bust of diomedes, diademed, seen from behind, wearing boeotian helmet with three plumes throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder buste de. Reverse: dioscuri on horseback galloping right, wearing pilei and cuirasses holding spears in right hands and palms in left. Weight about 9.2 g, diameter 22.0 mm.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 5.1
obverse: Bust of Diomedes, diademed, seen from behind, wearing Boeotian helmet with three plumes throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder Buste de
mint — weight 9.24g (3)
ruler Diomedes of Bactria diameter ⌀22.0 (1)
denomination Tetradrachm axis 1↕ (1)
material Silver technique —
country Roman Provincial dataset BIGR
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Diomedes, diademed, seen from behind, wearing Boeotian helmet with three plumes throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder Buste de

reverse

Dioscuri on horseback galloping right, wearing pilei and cuirasses holding spears in right hands and palms in left

controlmarks
Monogram 115 Monogram 115
specimens (2)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 5.1, bm
British Museum 9.38g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 5.1, bm
British Museum 9.54g

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 5.1 (bigr.diomedes.5.1), 115–105 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-diomedes-51/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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