Eukratides I was one of the most important Greco-Bactrian kings, descendants of dignitaries of Alexander the Great.
He uprooted the Euthydemid dynasty of Greco-Bactrian kings and replaced it with his own lineage. He fought against the Indo-Greek kings, the easternmost Hellenistic rulers in northwestern India, temporarily holding territory as far as the Indus, until he was finally defeated and pushed back to Bactria.
Eucratides had a vast and prestigious coinage, suggesting a rule of considerable importance.
He uprooted the Euthydemid dynasty of Greco-Bactrian kings and replaced it with his own lineage. He fought against the Indo-Greek kings, the easternmost Hellenistic rulers in northwestern India, temporarily holding territory as far as the Indus, until he was finally defeated and pushed back to Bactria.
Eucratides had a vast and prestigious coinage, suggesting a rule of considerable importance.
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Eukratides I
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Obverse: Diademed bust of king right
Reverse: Diademed bust of king right Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ (Two pilei surmounted by stars and two palm branches), monogram in field
Diameter:
11.48 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.64 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.64 g
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HGCS 12/138