Coin of Eukratides I, Afghanistan, Bactria, 170–145 BCE
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
170–145 BCE
Coin of Eukratides I, Afghanistan, Bactria, 170–145 BCE is an object recorded by Cleveland Museum of Art, dated 170–145 BCE. Museum description: Eukratides, a successor of Alexander in Bactria, wears a helmet with bull's ear and horn, like military leaders from Macedon, Alexander's homeland in the north of Greece.
On the reverse Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus, ride horseback. Because Alexander also was considered to be an offspring of Zeus, Eukratides referenced his link to Alexander by including Castor and Pollux on his coin. The museum record gives material recorded as silver; measurements Diameter: 3.3 x 0.5 cm (1 5/16 x 3/16 in.); place associated: Afghanistan, Bactria. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.3 x 0.5 cm (1 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Silver
- Place recorded
- Afghanistan, Bactria
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- BASILEOS MEGALOU EUKRATIDOU
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Afghanistan, Bactria
- Museum object name
- Coin of Eukratides I
- Museum object number
- 2011.211
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- Issue or mint date
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