INDO-04 Click on image for enlargement.

Greek coins; Bactria. Euthydemus I , 225-218 BC, Gold Stater 8.37 g. 17.6 mm. die-axis 6 o'clock.

Obverse: Diademed head of Euthydemus I right (young face), wearing taenia, a border of dots.

Reverse: Nude Heracles seated left on a pile of rocks, holding club in right hand which he rests on another pile rocks. Greek legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ EYθYΔHMOY Of the King Euthydemos. Monogram in upper top left, a border of dots.

          Authentication was compared to known authentic examples housed in museums. The obverse and reverse dies matched the specimen in the collection of the British Museum, London, (1867,0506.12). Bibliotheque National De France, (8510369). Indian Museum, Calcutta, India. (C.18104-Euthydemus(1))

          There are several vareities of this type.

          An extremely rare genuine gold coin of the Baktria Imperial mints, solid gold coin not a filled metal electrotypes / reproductions.