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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Heliocles II 7.2

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Heliocles II 7.2, Tetradrachm, Silver, 90–75 BC. Obverse: bust of heliocles ii, diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder, wearing boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Reverse: zeus standing left in three-quarter view, holding thunderbolt in right hand, sceptre in left hand. Weight about 9.3 g, diameter 22.0 mm.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Heliocles II 7.2
obverse: Bust of Heliocles II, diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear
mint — weight 9.32g (2)
ruler Heliocles II of Bactria diameter ⌀22.0 (1)
denomination Tetradrachm axis 12↕ (1)
material Silver technique —
country Roman Provincial dataset BIGR
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Heliocles II, diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear

reverse

Zeus standing left in three-quarter view, holding thunderbolt in right hand, sceptre in left hand

controlmarks
Monogram 222 Monogram 222
specimens (1)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Heliocles II 7.2, bm
British Museum 8.93g

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Heliocles II 7.2 (bigr.heliocles_ii.7.2), 90–75 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-heliocles-ii-72/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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