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Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – Silver – Type 1

Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear; all within bead-and-reed border	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΙΚΗΤΟΥ ΛΥΣΙΟΥ, Herakles standing facing, crowning himself and holding club, palm, and lion's skin; monogram to left.

Actual Weight (g)

~14.8

Actual Diameter (mm)

~35

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 750	√ 600m.	-		Tetradrachm			Roma	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 1.1	RR

Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – 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 751	598.	1A	259a	Tetradrachm				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 2.1
IG 752	√ 599.	1B	259b				BN	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 2.2
IG 753	600.	1C	259c					Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 2.3

Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – Silver – Type 3

Bust of Lysias l., seen from behind, wearing crested Boeotian helmet ornamented with ram's horn and fleece (?), brandishing spear in r. hand, shoulders draped with elephant skin with head l. covering king's l. shoulder. Reed border	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΙΚΗΤΟΥ ΛΥΣΙΟΥ Heracles standing facing, crowning himself with r. hand, l. holding club, palm, and lion's skin; in inner lower l. field, TAE ligate and in lower r. field, Σ

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 754	√ 601.	2A	260	Tetradrachm			Numismatica Ars Classica	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 3.1
IG 755	602.	2B						Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 3.2

Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – Silver – Type 4

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 756	602m.			Half Drachm				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 4.1	RR

Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – Silver – Type 5

diademed bust right	Heracles standing, crowning himself and holding mace and palm branch, lion-skin draped over his 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 757	√ 603.	3A	261a	Drachm			SA	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 5.1 Obverse legend: Lisikasa
IG 758	604.	3B						Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 6.1 Obverse legend: Lisiasa. BIGR has this as a totally different type

Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – Silver – Type 6

diademed and draped bust right, wearing elephant skin headdress	Heracles standing facing, crowning himself and holding club, palm, and lion's skin

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments		Rarity
IG 759	605.	4A	262b	Drachm				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 7.1 Legend Lisikasa. Classed as a separate type by BIGR
IG 760	606.	4B	262a					Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 8.1	Legend Lisiasa
IG 761	√ 607.	4C	262c				SA	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 8.2

Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – Silver – Type 7

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 762	√ 608.	5A	265a	Drachm	Σ		Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 9.1
IG 763	608c.	-	-	”				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 9.2

Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – Silver – Type 8

Helmeted and diademed bust of king to right, Greek legend BASILEOS ANIKITOU LYSIOU round.	Naked Heracles carrying a club and a palm frond, crowning himself; Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa Apatihatasa… around

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 764	609.	6A	264a	Drachm				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 10.1 Legend Lisikasa. Classed as a separate type by BIGR
IG 765	√ 610.	6B	264b				CNG, Busso Peus	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 11.1 Legend Lisiasa

Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – Silver – Type 9

Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia	Herakles standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and cradling club and palm frond in arm draped with lion skin; monogram to inner left, Σ to inner right.

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 766	√ 611.	7A	263a	Drachm			CNG	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 12.1

Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – Copper – Type 1

BIGR divides these into two separate types. See links below.

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 767	√ 612.	8A	266e	Double Unit	Σ		Leu, CNG	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 15.1
IG 768	612c.							Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 15.2
IG 769	613.	8B						Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 15.3
IG 770	614.	8C	266c					Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 15.4
IG 771	615.	8D						Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 16.1
IG 772	√ 616.	8E					SA	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 16.2
IG 773	617.	8F	266g					Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 16.3
IG 774	618.	8G						Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 16.4

Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – Copper – Type 2

king's bust right, palm & club over his shoulder	elephant right

Actual Weight (g)

~5.5

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 775	619.	9A	267	Double Unit				Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 13.1
IG 776	√ 620.	9B					SA	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 13.2 Light unit

Indo-Greek – Lysias (c120-110 BC) – Copper – Type 3

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΙΚΗΤΟΥ ΛΥΣΙΟΥ (orientation: ↑←↓) [transliteration: basileōs anikētou lysiou] Head of Heracles right, draped, with club over left shoulder	𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨀𐨤𐨜𐨁𐨱𐨟𐨯 𐨫𐨁𐨯𐨁𐨀𐨯 (orientation: ↓←↑) [transliteration: mahārājasa apadihatasa lisiasa] Elephant walking right

Actual Weight (g)

5.81

Actual Diameter (mm)

~19

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	BN	Mitch	Denomination	Monogram Sketch	Rev Monogram	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
IG 777	√ 620m.			Double Unit			Ash	Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Lysias 14.1 Only example is in poor condition