Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Nicias 4.1, Drachma, Silver, 129–125 BC. Obverse: bust of nicias, diademed and draped right, wearing boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear buste de nicias. Reverse: deified ruler standing, wearing helmet and cuirass, holding palm branch in left hand, outstretched right arm left. Weight about 1.8 g, diameter 14.6 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 1.76g (2) |
| ruler | Nicias of Bactria | diameter | ⌀14.6 (1) |
| denomination | Drachma | axis | 1↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Roman Provincial | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Nicias, diademed and draped right, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear Buste de Nicias
reverse
Deified ruler standing, wearing helmet and cuirass, holding palm branch in left hand, outstretched right arm left
controlmarks
Monogram 234
Monogram 234
specimens (1)
British Museum
2.41g
Cite this coin
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Nicias 4.1 (bigr.nicias.4.1), 129–125 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-nicias-41/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA