BACTRIA: Eukratides I Megas, ca. 170-145 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.91g), Bop-6X, diademed and draped bust right, wearing helmet with adorned bulls horn and ear // the Dioskouroi on horses prancing right, each holding spear and palm, monogram to lower right, boldly struck with lovely satiny luster, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, NGC graded AU. Eukratides I the Great was one of the most important rulers of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom. During a roughly 26-year reign, he conquered large swaths of Pakistan and northern India and issued some of the finest coins of the ancient world, including a unique gold 20 stater (169.2g). It is through these miniature works of art bearing his image that he is remembered to this day.
