EUKRATIDES
Image courtesy Stack's Rare Coins
This coin is from one of the kings of Bactria, a land in central Asia (Afghanistan) that was conquered by Alexander. After Alexander died, Bactria changed hands many times through assassination and infighting. Bactrian coins were made to the Greek Standard, and this is one of the most beautiful coins of the late Hellenistic period. The king's name was Eukratides who reigned in the second century B.C.E.
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