| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 7 | Auction date: 21 September 2022 |
| Lot number: 92 Price realized: 1,400 GBP (Approx. 1,598 USD / 1,599 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Baktria, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Antimachos I (c. 185-170 BC), silver Tetradrachm, Balkh (?), diademed and draped bust of Antimachos right, wearing kausia, straight ties, rev. BAΣIΛΕΩΣ θΕΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and palm branch, N within circle in field, 16.71g, 12h (Bopearachchi 1D; Mitchiner 124b; SNG ANS 276-7). Wonderful portrait, extremely fine. For nearly two centuries Baktria remained the easternmost outpost of the ancient Greek world. Its coins are of exceptional quality, and the present portrait is a masterpiece of Hellenistic portraiture. Provenance: Bought Sidney Mygind, June 1998 Estimate: £700-900 |  |
