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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 144

The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Eukratides I (c. 171-135 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Merv, c. 160-135, diademed and draped bust, wearing crested helmet decorated with bull's horn and ear left, seen from behind, preparing to hurl spear left, rev. BASILEOS MEGALOY/EUKRATIDOY the Dioskouri riding right with palms and spears, 16.96g (Mitchener 179a; SNG ANS 485; Bib. Nat. 8B), handsome, toned and lustrous, good very fine to extremely fine

PROVENANCE

From the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:

Spink 198, 19 March 2009, lot 375, 'almost extremely fine' - £3,600

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Sold for
£4,000

Starting price
£2800