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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Eucratides I 16

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Eucratides I 16, Denomination B (double), Bronze, 170–135 BC. Obverse: bust of eucratides i, diademed, draped and cuirassed right, wearing boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear buste d'eucratides ier,. Reverse: dioscuri on horseback galloping right, wearing pilei and cuirasses holding spears in right hands and palms in left. Weight about 6.1 g, diameter 22.4 mm.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Eucratides I 16
reverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Eucratides I 16
mint weight 6.13g (2)
ruler Eucratides I of Bactria diameter ⌀22.4 (1)
denomination Denomination B (double) axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique
country Roman Provincial dataset BIGR
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Eucratides I, diademed, draped and cuirassed right, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear Buste d'Eucratides Ier,

reverse

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

specimens (7)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Eucratides I 16, bm
British Museum 6.38g
BnF (BIGR)
BnF (BIGR)
BnF (BIGR)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Eucratides I 16, bm
British Museum
BnF (BIGR)
NNC (DNB) 5.88g ⌀22.4 12↕

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Eucratides I 16 (bigr.eucratides_i.16), 170–135 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-eucratides-i-16/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA