1972.184: Tetradrachm of Euthydemos I of Baktria
CoinsOn the side of the coin on the left is the head of a man facing right, short tendrils of curly hair held in place by a headband. The other side of the coin depicts a man seated on rocks facing left, leaning back on left hand, right arm outstretched holding a club that rests on his thigh; to the right and left of the man, the Greek characters: B A S I L E O S / E Y T H Y D I M O Y.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1972.184
- People
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Euthydemos I, Greek (r. c. 230-200 BCE)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Euthydemos I of Baktria
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 230-190 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Bactria
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Middle
- Culture
- Graeco-Bactrian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/196070
Location
- Location
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Level 3, Room 3440, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Middle Eastern Art in the Service of Kings
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Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 16.5 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Reverse Inscription: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Bop., Euthydème I 12A, 16 p.159; Mitch. 94a
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
- Accession Year
- 1972
- Object Number
- 1972.184
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Head of Euthydemus I right, diademed, with receding hairline and sagging jowls.
Rev.: Heracles, naked, seated on pile of rocks, holding club resting on rocks in right hand.
Publication History
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)
Exhibition History
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
- 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Coins
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Verification Level
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