The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins

Greek Coinages, KINGDOM OF BAKTRIA, Euthydemos I (c. 224-195): Tetradrachm, struck at Aï-Khanoum, c. 206-200

Obverse: head right, wearing royal diadem

Reverse: βασιλεωσ ευθυδημου: Herakles perched left on outcrop, supporting club set on pile of rocks; monogram [ιδε] in lower right field

Metal: silver; Attic weight standard; 16.11g/12h

References: Glenn O41/R118; Bopearachchi 5B; Lockett –

Condition: Good very fine and beautifully toned; with an important old provenance £500-£600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins.

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Collection

Sir Edward Bunbury Collection [but not in the Sotheby Sale]
L.G.S.Y. Guzman Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20 July 1914, lot 14
H.G.C. Day Collection
Bt Baldwin, May 1945