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Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 1

Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear right; bead and reel border

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou ]

Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand

Actual Weight (g)

~85

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 960	√ 752.	1A	385	Double Decadrachm			Mitch	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 1.1

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 2

Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped, wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear right; bead and reel border

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou]

City-goddess draped in three-quarter view left, wearing turret crown, holding cornucopia in her left arm, right arm outstretched

Actual Weight (g)

~85

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 961	√ 753.	2A	386	Double Decadrachm			Mitch	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 2.1

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 3

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou]

Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped right

𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶ (plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa]

Actual Weight (g)

9.88

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

Mitch

Denomination

Monogram Sketch

Rev Monogram

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

IG 962

√ 754.

387

Tetradrachm

ANS

Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 3.1

The monogram shown in both BN and BIGR is not like the one on the coin from BIGR, Something wrong here

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 4


Diademed and draped bust right	Zeus enthroned facing slightly left, holding statue of Athena, scepter, and palm frond; monogram to inner left.

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 963	755.	4A		Drachm				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.1
IG 964	√ 756.	4B	388a				CNG	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.2
IG 965	757.	4C	388c					Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.3 Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.4 Monogram may be in left or right filed
IG 966	757c.							Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.5
IG 967	757e.							Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.6
IG 968	757g.							Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.7

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 5

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou]

Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear, right.

Alternatively, the helmet may be decorated with three plumes

𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶ (plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa]

Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

Mitch

Denomination

Monogram Sketch

Rev Monogram

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

IG 969

758.

389

Tetradrachm

Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 4.1 and

Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 5.1

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 6

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou]

Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped wearing Boeotian helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear, right.

𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶ (plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa]

Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 970	√ 759.	6A	390	Drachm			Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 10.1

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 7


Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia	Zeus enthroned facing slightly left, holding statue of Athena, sceptre, and palm frond; monogram to inner left.

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 971	√ 760.	7A	391a	Drachm			CNG	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 11.1
IG 972	√ 761.	7B	391c?				CNG	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 11.2

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 8

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou]

Bust of Amyntas diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder

𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶ (plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa]

Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 973	√ 762.	8A		Drachm			BN	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 6.1

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 9

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou]

Bust of Amyntas diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder

𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶ (plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa]

Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 974	763.	9A	392	Drachm				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 12.1
IG 975	√ 764.	9B					Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 12.2

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 10

BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHTOPOΣ AMYNTOY, diademed heroic bust left, seen from behind, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear and aegis on left shoulder, brandishing spear over right shoulder

Alternatively, the helmet may be decorated with three plumes

Maharajasa jayadharasa Amitasa in Kharosthi, Zeus Nikephoros enthroned facing slightly left, holding Athena in extended right hand and long scepter and palm frond in left; monogram to left.

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

Mitch

Denomination

Monogram Sketch

Rev Monogram

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

IG 976

765.

10A

393

Tetradrachm

Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 7.1 and

Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 8.1

IG 977

√ 766.

10B

CNG

Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 7.2

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 11

BIGR has BN 11A and BN 12A as the same type?


ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ / ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ Helmeted heroic bust of Amyntas to left, wearing aegis on left shoulder and seen from behind, wielding spear in right hand.	Maharajasa jayadharasa Amitasa (in Karosthi) Radiate Zeus-Mithra seated 3/4 to left, holding Athena in outstretched right hand, scepter and palm branch in left; monogram to left.

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 978	√ 767.	11A	394a?	Drachm			Nomos	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 13.1
IG 979	768.	11B
IG 980	769.	11C
IG 981	770.	11D

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 12


BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKATOPOΣ AMYNTOY, diademed heroic bust to left, seen from behind, wearing aegis over shoulder, brandishing spear	Maharajasa jayadharasa Amitasa in Kharosthi, Zeus Nikephoros enthroned slightly to left, holding statue of Athena, sceptre and palm; monogram to left.

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

Mitch

Denomination

Monogram Sketch

Rev Monogram

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

IG 982

√ 771.

12A

Drachm

Roma

Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 13.1

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Silver – Type 13

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 983	√ 772.	13A	395	Tetradrachm			BM	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 14.1

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Copper – Type 1

For a possible newly discovered type and an examination of the legends on rectangular Indo-Greek coins, see: Pankaj Tandon, (2018), JONS 231 pp. 5-7; also Heinz Gawlik & Aslam Zahid, (2019), JONS 237, pp. 1-8

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ↑→↓) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou]

Head of Zeus-Mithras (?), carrying sceptre over left shoulder right

𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↓←↑) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa]

Athena standing left, outstretched right arm, holding shield and lance in her left arm

Actual Weight (g)

8.5

Actual Diameter (mm)

18-22

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 984	√ 773.	14A	396	Double Unit			CNG	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 15.1
IG 985	774.	14B						Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 15.2
IG 986	775.	14C						Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 15.3
IG 987	776.	14D						Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 15.4

Indo-Greek – Amyntas (c80-65 BC) – Copper – Type 2

No sceptre over shoulder

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ↑→↓) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou]

Head of Zeus-Mithras (?) right

𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↓←↑) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa]

Athena standing left, outstretched right arm, holding shield and lance in her left arm

Actual Weight (g)

8.5

Actual Diameter (mm)

18-22

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 988	√ 777.	15A	397	Double Unit			CNG	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 16.1
IG 989	√ 778.	15B					Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 16.2
IG 990	√ 779.	15C					CNG	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 16.3
IG 991	779c.	-						Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 16.4