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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.550
People
Antimachos II, Indo-Greek (r. c. 160-155 BCE)
Title
Drachm of Baktria under Antimachos II Theos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
174-165 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Bactria
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Graeco-Bactrian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179062

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.45 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
drachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Bop. Antimaque II 1F; Mitch. 135a

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.550
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Nike walking left, holding palm branch in outstretched right arm, fillet in left hand; monogram (Bopearachchi 'F') in field at lower left.
Rev.: Deified ruler riding on horse, wearing helmet and cuirass right.

Verification Level

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