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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AussieCollector, post: 6292642, member: 81093&quot;]Hi all</p><p><br /></p><p>As some may know, I like to have systems and frameworks for my coin collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like to split up my coins not just by time periods, but by logical groupings and empires/kingdoms/states. For example, my Roman coins are now split into Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Western Roman Empire, and Eastern Roman Empire (I am currently also considering a Roman Provincial section, but haven&#039;t made up my mind).</p><p><br /></p><p>While my Greek coins have not yet had the benefit of such a mature framework, I have been aiming to obtain a good representative sample of the larger Greek states throughout ancient Greece. While there is still a way to go on this, I have fairly easily managed to obtain Seleucid, Ptolemaic, Athens, and Macedonian varieties, along with a smattering of other smaller Greek cities/states.</p><p><br /></p><p>One major state that has evaded me until now (for the price I am willing to pay), is Bactria.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom was founded in approximately 250 BC by Satrap Diodotus, who seceded from the Seleucid Empire by taking advantage of the ongoing war between the Seleucids and Ptolemaics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Based in the &#039;far east&#039; (that is, as far as the Mediterranean focused part of the ancient world was concerned) city of Bactra, at it&#039;s greatest extent, the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom stretched from modern day India to Uzberkistan, and from Iran to China.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249402[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas </b></p><p>AR Obol. Balkh mint, Circa late 160s BC.</p><p>Obv: Draped and cuirassed bust to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull&#039;s horn and ear</p><p>Rev: The two caps of the Dioskouroi, each with a palm branch beside it; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ to left, monogram below. </p><p>Mitchiner 181a; Bopearachchi 9C; SNG ANS 496; HGC 12, 139. 0.62g, 11mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Eucratides (or Eukratides) is referred to as the last great king of Greek Bactria. Rising to power through what was most likely a coup, much of his reign was spent fighting wars against pretenders to the throne (what goes around comes around, eh?) and rulers in the Indo-Greek kingdoms to the east.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is a very small and entry level addition to the collection, but an important one. </p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your Bactrians! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>AC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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