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Indo-Greek – Demetrios I (c205-190-171BC) – Silver – Type I

Bust of Demetrius I, diademed and draped, wearing elephant scalp helmet, right; bead and reel border	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, Heracles, wreathed, naked, standing facing crowning head with wreath in right hand, club and lion skin in crook of left arm

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 60	47.	1A		Tetradrachm				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.8
IG 61	48.	1B		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.1
IG 62	√ 49.	1C	1.103d	”			Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.3 Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.4 Monogram may be to left or right of Herakles
IG 63	50.	1D		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.5 Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.6 Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.7 Monogram may be to left or right of Herakles or in the exergue
IG 64	51.	1E		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.9
IG 65	√ 52.	1F		”			Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 1.2

Examples of imitations can be found at Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 2.1 and Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 2.2

Indo-Greek – Demetrios I (c205-190-171BC) – Silver – Type 2

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 66	√ 53.	2A	1.104	Drachm			Roma	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 3.1
IG 67	54.	2B		”	N			Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 4.1
IG 68	55.	2C		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 3.2
IG 69	56.	2D		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 4.2
IG 70	√ 56c.	-		”			Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 3.3

Indo-Greek – Demetrios I (c205-190-171BC) – Silver – Type 3

Bust of Demetrius I, diademed and draped, wearing elephant scalp helmet, right; dotted border	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, Heracles, wreathed, naked, standing facing crowning head with wreath in right hand, club and lion skin in crook of left arm

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 71	√ 57.	3A	105c	Obol			Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 5.1
IG 72	√ 58.	3B	105e	”			Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 5.3
IG 73	√ 59.	3C	105d	”			Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 5.2

Contemporary imitations can be found at Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 6.1

Indo-Greek – Demetrios I (c205-190-171BC) – Copper – Type 1

Bust of Heracles right, laureate and draped, with club over left shoulder	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, Artemis, radiate, wearing chiton, standing facing, drawing arrow from quiver with right hand, holding bow in left hand

Actual Weight (g)

~8

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 74	60.	4A		Double Unit				Ref: Bivar ADH., NC 1951, p. 37, No. 34. Coin stated to be in BM but not subsequently found.	NR
IG 75	√ 61.	4B		”			Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 9.6
IG 76	√ 62.	4C		”			Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 9.1
IG 77	63.	4D		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 9.3
IG 78	64.	4E		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 9.4
IG 79	65.	4F		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 9.5
IG 80	66.	4G		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 9.2

Indo-Greek – Demetrios I (c205-190-171BC) – Copper – Type 2

Actual Weight (g)

~12.5

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 81	√ 67.	5A		Triple Unit			Busso Peu	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 8.4
IG 82	68.	5B		”
IG 83	69.	5C		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 8.5
IG 84	70.	5D		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 8.2
IG 85	71.	5E		”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 8.1
IG 86	71c.			”	N			Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 8.3
IG 87	71e.			”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 8.6

Indo-Greek – Demetrios I (c205-190-171BC) – Copper – Type 3

Actual Weight (g)

~25

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 88	√ 72.	6A		Sextuple Unit			Bald et al	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Demetrius I 7.1