Greco-Bactria, Apollodotos I, AE Quadruple Unit (Apollo & Tripod)

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, located in central Asia, around present-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan
• Authority: Apollodotos I
• Date: 174 - 165 BCE
• Denomination: AE (bronze) quadruple unit
• Size: 22mm, 7.26g
• Obverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΠOΛΛOΔOTOY ΣΩTHΡOΣ - Apollo, radiate, standing facing, holding arrow and resting bow on ground
• Reverse: Kharosthi legend, Tripod, monogram at lower right
• Notes: Greco-Bactria was an ancient kingdom formed by Hellenistic settlers after Alexander the Great’s conquests, centered in what is now northern Afghanistan from the 3rd to the 2nd century BCE. The area mixed Greek and Central Asian cultures, especially in art and architecture, developing its own unique style.

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