Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 526Auction date: 2 November 2022
Lot number: 229

Price realized: 325 USD   (Approx. 329 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides II Soter. Circa 145-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.80 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Apollo standing left, holding arrow and bow set on ground; monogram in lower left field. Bopearachchi 1I; HGC 12, 161. Scattered marks and minor scratches. Good VF.

Ex Leu Web Auction 6 (9 December 2018), lot 422.


Estimate: 500 USD

Match 1:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIAuction date: 10 January 2023
Lot number: 489

Price realized: 4,000 USD   (Approx. 3,728 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides II Soter. Circa 145-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.85 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, EYKPATIΔOY to left, Apollo standing left, holding arrow and bow set on ground; monogram to inner left. Bopearachchi –, but cf. 1U ([Heliokles I] for monogram); Bopearachchi & Rahman –; Qunduz –; SNG ANS –, but cf. 642-5 (same); MIG Type 164 (monogram unlisted); HGC 12, 161; Zeno –. Iridescent toning, minor marks, traces of underlying luster. Near EF. None in CoinArchives.


Estimate: 1500 USD

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 525Auction date: 19 October 2022
Lot number: 600

Price realized: 450 USD   (Approx. 457 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides II Soter. Circa 145-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.56 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Apollo standing left, holding arrow and bow set on ground; A to inner left. Cf. Bopearachchi 1R ([Eukratides II] for reverse); Bopearachchi & Li 4 (this coin); Bopearachchi & Rahman –; cf. Qunduz 396 ([Heliokles I] for obv.); SNG ANS –; HGC 12, 131; Zeno –. In NGC encapsulation 4167359-008, graded VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5.


Estimate: 750 USD

Match 3:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIAuction date: 10 January 2023
Lot number: 487

Price realized: 2,000 USD   (Approx. 1,864 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides II Soter. Circa 145-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.99 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / BAΣIΛEYΩΣ to right, EYKPATIΔOY to left, Apollo, holding arrow, standing left and leaning on bow set on ground; monogram to inner left. Bopearachchi 1H; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; MIG Type 177g; HGC 12, 131. A hint of deposits, some metal flaws. EF. Very rare in high grade.


Estimate: 1500 USD

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 534Auction date: 15 March 2023
Lot number: 259

Price realized: 400 USD   (Approx. 373 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides II Soter. Circa 145-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.81 g, 11h). Diademed and draped bust right / Apollo standing left, holding arrow and bow set on ground; monogram to inner left. Bopearachchi 1Q; HGC 12, 161. In NGC encapsulation 6060945-004, graded VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.


Estimate: 400 USD

Match 5:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 531Auction date: 25 January 2023
Lot number: 448

Price realized: 850 USD   (Approx. 782 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.93 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / The Dioskouroi on horses rearing right, holding palms and spears; monogram to right. Bopearachchi 1B; HGC 12, 130. Iridescent toning, edge flaw. Good VF.


Estimate: 750 USD