Lot 5

Ancient Indo-Greeks Heliocles II Silver Drachm

Auction # 29 Lucknow (Online)


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  • 2500 - 3000
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Catalog Reference #
MIG # 289f, Bop # 2F
Metal Composition
Silver
Lot Grade/Condition
about very fine
Diameter
16.32 mm
Weight
2.14 gms
Denomination
Drachm
Calendar/Year
90-75 BC

Ancient, Indo-Greeks, Heliocles II (90-75 BC), Silver Drachm, 2.14 gms, 16.32 mm, Obverse: Diademed bust of king to right, Greek legend around reading ‘BAΣIΛEΩΣ  ΔIKAIOY  HΛIOKΛEOYΣ’, Reverse: Zeus standing facing, holding a thunderbolt in his right hand and a spear in left, a monogram at right, Kharoshthi legend around partially reading ‘MaharajasaDhramikasa Heliyakresasa’, MIG # 289f, Bop # 2F, about very fine, rare.