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DenominationTetradrachm
Country / EmpireBactrian Kingdom
Obverse DesignHelmeted bust of King Eucratides I facing right, wearing a Boeotian helmet adorned with a bull's horn and ear.
Reverse DesignThe Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux) on horseback, charging right, holding spears and palms. Greek legend "ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ" (Of Great King Eucratides).
