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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 8.2

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 8.2, Drachma, Silver, 115–105 BC. Obverse: bust of diomedes, diademed and draped, wearing boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear right buste de. Reverse: dioscuri on horseback galloping right, wearing pilei and cuirasses holding spears in right hands and palms in left. Weight about 2.3 g, diameter 14.0 mm.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 8.2
obverse: Bust of Diomedes, diademed and draped, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear right Buste de
mint — weight 2.27g (3)
ruler Diomedes of Bactria diameter ⌀14.0 (1)
denomination Drachma axis 12↕ (1)
material Silver technique —
country Roman Provincial dataset BIGR
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Diomedes, diademed and draped, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear right Buste de

reverse

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

controlmarks
Monogram 222 Monogram 222
specimens (2)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 8.2, bm
British Museum 2.15g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 8.2, bm
British Museum 2.25g

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diomedes 8.2 (bigr.diomedes.8.2), 115–105 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-diomedes-82/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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