THE LARGEST GOLD COIN OF ANTIQUITY
It is a 20- stater coin.
---- 1 Attic stater was equal to 8.6 grams (in contrast, 1 English gold sterling is equal to 7.98 grams), therefore the coin weighs 172 grams!
It s diameter is 58 mm!
This coin was found in Buskhara, Uzbekistan (old Sogdiana) and was acquired by Napoleon III.
Eucratides was a Bactrian king between 171 and 145 B.C.
These coins were minted to celebrate Eucratides’ defeat over his rival king Demetrios I, who had gone on a campaign in India.
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