Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]

Jump to content

File:Tetradrachm Eukratides.jpg

Page contents not supported in other languages.
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Original file (2,259 × 1,063 pixels, file size: 350 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

Description
English: Silver tetradrachm of the Greco-Bactrian King Eucratides I (171-145 BC) with the Dioscuri.

Obv: Bust of Eucratides. Helmet decorated with a bull's horn and ear.
Rev: Depiction of the Dioscuri, each holding palm in left hand, spear in righthand. Greek legend: BASILEOS MEGALOY EUKRATIDOI "(of the) Great King Eucratides". Mint monogram below.

Characteristics: Diameter 32 mm. Weight 15.9 g. Attic standard. One of the largest Hellenic coins ever minted.
Français : Tétradrachme en argent du roi gréco-bactrien Eucratidès Ier (171-145 av. J.-C.) avec les Dioscures.

Pile : Buste d'Eucratidès. Casque décoré d'une corne et d'une oreille de taureau.
Face : Dioscures à cheval, tenant chacun une palme dans la main gauche et une lance dans la main droite. Inscription : BASILEOS MEGALOY EUKRATIDOI "(du) Grand roi Eucratidès".

Caractéristiques: Diamètre 32 mm. Poids 15,9 g. Standard attique. Une des plus grandes pièces hellénistiques jamais fondues.
Ελληνικά: Ασημένιο τετράδραχμο του Ευκρατίδη Α΄ της Βακτρίας (171-145 π.Χ.) με τους Διόσκουρους.

Πρόσθια όψη: Ο Ευκρατίδης. Το κράνος του είναι διακοσμημένο με κέρατο και αυτί ταύρου.

Οπίσθια όψη: Οι Διόσκουροι, ο καθένας με φοίνικα στο αριστερό του χέρι και λόγχη στο δεξί : ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ
Date
Source Personal photograph. Released by the photographer to the public domain.
Author User PHG on en.wikipedia
Permission
(Reusing this file)
Public domain I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
Other versions

Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is (was) here

* 11:48, 26 September 2006 [[:en:User:PHG|PHG]] 2259×1063 (358,649 bytes) <span class="comment">(Better image)</span> * 11:44, 26 September 2006 [[:en:User:PHG|PHG]] 2259×1063 (361,336 bytes) <span class="comment">(Better image)</span> * 12:44, 9 February 2005 [[:en:User:PHG|PHG]] 786×394 (49,939 bytes)

(Uploaded using CommonsHelper or PushForCommons)

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

copyrighted, dedicated to the public domain by copyright holder<\/a>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"P6216":"copyrighted, dedicated to the public domain by copyright holder"}}}}" class="wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup-P6216 oo-ui-layout oo-ui-panelLayout oo-ui-panelLayout-framed">
released into the public domain by the copyright holder<\/a>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"P275":"released into the public domain by the copyright holder"}}}}" class="wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup-P275 oo-ui-layout oo-ui-panelLayout oo-ui-panelLayout-framed">

9 February 2005

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current12:45, 28 October 2006Thumbnail for version as of 12:45, 28 October 20062,259 × 1,063 (350 KB)Bibi Saint-Pol{{Information| |Description= Silver Tetradrachm of the en:Greco-Bactrian king en:Eucratides. Personal photograph, 2005. Released by the photographer to the public domain. |Source= |Date= |Author=User PHG on [http://en.wikipedia

Global file usage

The following other wikis use this file:

View more global usage of this file.

Metadata