TYPE Ancient Greece, Baktrian Kingdom, Strato I (125-110 BC), AE square unit (AE 20x18), 7.89g
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Bust of Herakles to r., holding transverse club, Greek legend VASILEOS SOTIROS STRATONOS ("of king Strato the Saviour"), monogram below
Rev: Nike with palm branch r., analogous Karosthi legend around, Greek 'sigma' below right
REFERENCE: SG 7661, Mit 333a, ANS 1014
GRADING: VF, dark brown patina, light porosity
ORDER INFO: G3052, $100
An interesting and popular type - with a specific shape on a hefty flan, some Classical Greek imagery from the slopes of Hindu Kush, and bilingual inscriptions.