Cleveland Museum of Art
Coin of Eukratides I
- Date
- 170–145 BCE
- Medium
- silver
- Culture
- Afghanistan, Bactria
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 169350
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Eukratides, a successor of Alexander in Bactria, wears a helmet with bull's ear and horn, like military leaders from Macedon, Alexander's homeland in the north of Greece. On the reverse Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus, ride horseback. Because Alexander also was considered to be an offspring of Zeus, Eukratides referenced his link to Alexander by including Castor and Pollux on his coin.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
- Provenance
- ?-c. 2000: Bruce Ferrini, approximately 2000; Dr. Norman Zaworski | c. 2000-2011: Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920-2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2011-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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