TYPE Ancient Greece, Baktrian Kingdom, Heliokles I (145-130 BC; 135-110 BC acc. to Sear), silver tetradrachm, 14.57g
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Diademed and draped bust of king r. in reel and pellet border
Rev: Zeus standing facing, holding thunderbolt and scepter, monogram 'sigma' at his feet, Greek legend VASILEOS ELIOKLEOUS DIKAIOU ("of king Heliokles the Just") to three sides around
REFERENCE: SG 7634, cf. Bop 49-53
GRADING: AVF, porous/grainy
ORDER INFO: G3204, $155
Cleaned of heavy horn silver deposits, and thus considerably below the customary weight for this issue based on the Attic tetradrachm standard (16.55g). Present monogram unpublished in Bopearachchi.