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| Davissons, Ltd. > E-Auction 53 | Auction date: 8 July 2026 |
| Lot number: 91 Price realized: 2,750 USD (Approx. 2,411 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BAKTRIA. Indo-Greek Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 B.C. AR tetradrachm. 16.81 gm. 32 mm. Diademed and His draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear; bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY around, EYKPATIΔOY in exergue, the Dioskouroi, wearing cloak and tunic, each cradling palm frond in their left arm and holding couched spear in their right hand, on horses rearing right; monogram in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6E, 28-29. SNG ANS 465. MIG Type 177ee. HGC 12, 131. Good Extremely Fine; lightly iridescent tone; crisp and attractive; a few minor small marks. Choice. The Peter Bartlett Collection. Ex CNG 35 (20 September 1995) lot 440. Perhaps the greatest of the Greco-Bakrian kings, Eukratides Megas systematically defeated the other Baktrian rulers and annexed their realms, with the apparent exception of Menander I Soter, ruler of northern India. His classic image wearing a broad-brimmed helmet spread throughout the Hellenistic states far to the west, and he appears in historical records of the time by the second century AD historian Justin, who wrote "He was killed on his march by his son, with whom he had shared his throne, and who...far from concealing the murder...drove his chariot through his blood, and ordered his body to be cast out unburied." It is not known which of his three sons (Eukratides II, Plato, or Heliokles I) killed him. Estimate: 2500 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 610 | Auction date: 3 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 550 Price realized: 1,200 USD (Approx. 1,031 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.17 g, 12h). Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; monogram to left. Bopearachchi 7A; SNG ANS –; HGC 12, 136. Iridescent toning. Near EF. Superb portrait. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 133 Online Sessions | Auction date: 23 September 2026 |
| Lot number: 5687 Price realized: 900 USD (Approx. 787 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Drachm (21mm, 4.21 g, 12h). Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / The Dioskouroi, holding spears and palm fronds, on horses rearing right; monogram to lower right. Bopearachchi 7I; SNG ANS 479-82; HGC 12, 136. In NGC encapsulation 6835388-006, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Ex Heritage Auction 61377 (10 June 2024), lot 23054. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
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| Tauler & Fau > Auction 173 | Auction date: 28 September 2026 |
| Lot number: 34 Price realized: 550 EUR (Approx. 625 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Tetradrachm. 170-145 BC. (Bopearachchi-6DD). (SNG Ans-474). Anv.: Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Rev.: The Dioskouroi on horses prancing to right, each holding spear and palm; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ above, ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ below, monogram in lower right field. Ag. 16,21 g. VF/Choice VF. Est...700,00. Spanish description: Reino Greco-Baktriano. Eukratides I Megas. Tetradracma. 170-145 a.C. (Bopearachchi-6DD). (Mitchiner-177dd). (SNG Ans-474). Anv.: Busto diademado y drapeado a la derecha, con casco con cresta adornado con cuerno y oreja de toro. Rev.: Los Dioscuros a caballo galopando a la derecha, cada uno sosteniendo una lanza y una palma; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ arriba, ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ abajo, monograma en el campo inferior derecho. Ag. 16,21 g. MBC/MBC+. Est...700,00. |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 608 | Auction date: 29 April 2026 |
| Lot number: 323 Price realized: 80 USD (Approx. 68 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Obol (12mm, 0.68 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / Caps of the Dioskouroi, each with palm frond; monogram below. Bopearachchi 9C; SNG ANS 496-516; HGC 12, 139. Iridescent toning, areas of deposits. Good VF. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 610 | Auction date: 3 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 549 Price realized: 5,000 USD (Approx. 4,294 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Drachm (20.5mm, 4.18 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / The Dioskouroi on horses rearing right, each holding palm frond and spear; monogram in lower right field; A in exergue. Bopearachchi 2D var. (A above horse); SNG ANS –; HGC 12, 135. Light iridescent toning. Near EF. Rare variety with the A in exergue. Previously known coins of Eukratides I with the combined reverse monogram and Greek letter included a larger one with the letter Δ, and a smaller one with the letter A. In his 1991 catalog of the coins of Baktria, Bopearachchi hypothesized that these letters represented alphanumeric letters, indicating the denomination of that coin (pp. 66-72). Other known coins support this hypothesis: coins with the letter E being pentadrachms and the one with the Г a tridrachm. Including a previously misattributed tridrachm [see CNG E-409, lot 334]), these new issues help with understanding this coinage. The denominations occur across three controls, suggesting a broad minting of the type, rather than a special issue relegated to one or two mints. Why this system was instituted, and when it ceased (with the pentadrachms and tridrachms disappearing completely), is less clear and requires further study. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
