| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 103 | Auction date: 24 November 2022 |
| Lot number: 624 Price realized: 600 GBP (Approx. 729 USD / 700 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas AR Drachm. Circa 170-145 BC. Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing to right, each holding spear and palm; BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY above, EYKPATIΔOY below, monogram in left field. Bopearachchi 7J; Bopearachchi & Rahman -; Mitchiner 178d; SNG ANS 483; HGC 12, 136. 4.23g, 19mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. Acquired from Pars Coins, San Jose CA. Estimate: 1000 GBP |  |
Match 1:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 103 | Auction date: 24 November 2022 |
| Lot number: 623 Price realized: 950 GBP (Approx. 1,153 USD / 1,108 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas AR Drachm. Circa 170-145 BC. Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing to right, each holding spear and palm; BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY above, EYKPATIΔOY below, N below to right. Bopearachchi 7E; Mitchiner 178e; SNG ANS 475-483 var. (all diff. monograms); HGC 12, 136. 4.24g, 19mm, 12h. Good Very Fine; light cabinet tone over lustrous metal. From a private UK collection. In his article 'Early Central Asian Imitations I: The Coinage of Eukratides I' in the Celator (2000), David Spencer Smith notes the garbled Greek lettering of the legends as an identifier of the unofficial status of the drachms of Eukratides I that bear an N in the field, as well as the prominent nose and chin of the portrait (cf. Roma E-87, 466; E-98, 618; E-99, 594 & 595; E-100, 618). Interestingly, both Mitchener and Bopearachchi listed coins similar in style in their catalogues of this period, pieces which look decidedly unofficial when viewed having read Spencer Smith's article. The style of the present coin places it among the very finest of the drachms of Eukratides I bearing an N in the field, far from the imitative examples offered in recent years. That it is an official issue is still in dispute though, as the legends still lack crossbars on the A's, while the B's and P's are reduced almost to vertical lines. Estimate: 500 GBP |  |
Match 2:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 103 | Auction date: 24 November 2022 |
| Lot number: 624 Price realized: 600 GBP (Approx. 729 USD / 700 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas AR Drachm. Circa 170-145 BC. Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing to right, each holding spear and palm; BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY above, EYKPATIΔOY below, monogram in left field. Bopearachchi 7J; Bopearachchi & Rahman -; Mitchiner 178d; SNG ANS 483; HGC 12, 136. 4.23g, 19mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. Acquired from Pars Coins, San Jose CA. Estimate: 1000 GBP | |
Match 3:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 103 | Auction date: 24 November 2022 |
| Lot number: 625 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas AR Drachm. Circa 170-145 BC. Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing to right, each holding spear and palm; BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY above, EYKPATIΔOY below, monogram in left field. Bopearachchi 7J; Bopearachchi & Rahman -; Mitchiner 178d; SNG ANS 483; HGC 12, 136. 4.25g, 19mm, 12h. Extremely Fine; light cabinet tone over lustrous metal. From a private UK collection. Estimate: 500 GBP |  |
Match 4:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 106 | Auction date: 16 February 2023 |
| Lot number: 468 Price realized: 450 GBP (Approx. 540 USD / 506 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas AR Drachm. Circa 170-145 BC. Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing to right, each holding spear and palm; BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY above, EYKPATIΔOY below, monogram in left field. Bopearachchi 7J; Bopearachchi & Rahman -; Mitchiner 178d; SNG ANS 483; HGC 12, 136. 4.26g, 20mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. From a private UK collection. Estimate: 750 GBP |  |
Match 5:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 107 | Auction date: 16 March 2023 |
| Lot number: 634 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas AR Drachm. Circa 170-145 BC. Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing to right, each holding spear and palm; BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY above, EYKPATIΔOY below, monogram in left field. Bopearachchi 7J; Bopearachchi & Rahman -; Mitchiner 178d; SNG ANS 483; HGC 12, 136. 4.23g, 19mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. From a private UK collection. Estimate: 750 GBP |  |
Match 6:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 102 | Auction date: 3 November 2022 |
| Lot number: 581 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas AR Drachm. Circa 170-145 BC. Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing to right, each holding spear and palm; ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY in straight line above, ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ below, monogram in lower left field. Bopearachchi 7J; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 483; MIG Type 178d; Sunrise 232. 4.19g, 19mm, 12h. Good Very Fine; scuff marks. Estimate: 300 GBP |  |
