ANCIENT - Oriental Greek BAKTRIA - ID: 2115

Submitter: Fritz Rudolf Künker; Künker, Ulrich; Kaiser, Andreas

Added: 2007-01-19

Source: IAPN member contribution

Region: BAKTRIA

Ruler: Demetrios I

Metal: Silver

Denomination: Tetradrachm

Diameter: 33

Weight: 21 g

DEMETRIUS I, king of Bactria.

AR-Tetradrachm.
Head of king with elephant’s skin r. Rv. Naked Heracles crowning himself.
21,46g. 12h. 33mm.
From the MMAG collection of fakes.

Note: Never submitted to the IBSCC for examination.