Live auction - bgr_989566 - BACTRIA - BACTRIAN KINGDOM - DEMETRIUS I Tétradrachme

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AU/XF

Estimate :	1 500 €
Price :	770 €
Maximum bid :	1 000 €
End of the sale :	04 March 2025 14:18:42
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : Tétradrachme

Date: c. 200-180 AC.

Mint name / Town : Merv

Metal : silver

Diameter : 31,5 mm

Orientation dies : 11 h.

Weight : 15,55 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie idéalement centrée. Très beau buste de Démétrius Ier, bien venu à la frappe. Revers à l’usure régulière, taché. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

ANS.191 - Mit.103 c - B.- F - GC.7526 var. (850£) - P.3144

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Buste de Démétrius Ier à droite, vêtu de la chlamyde et coiffé de la dépouille d’éléphant.

Reverse

Reverse description : Hercule nu debout de face, portant sa main droite à la tête, tenant la massue de la main gauche avec la léonté enroulée autour du bras.

Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ DHMHTRIOU/

Reverse translation : (du roi Démétrius).