Despite being a great military king, Eukratides famously could not, however, control his family. In fact, he was murdered by his own son Plato. According to the Roman historian Justin, who wrote almost 500 years later, on the march back from one of his Indian campaigns, he was run over by Plato’s chariot. His son later claimed that he had murdered a public enemy, and not his actual father. The obverse of this particular type, instead of promoting Eukratides’ military power like the well known heroic bust and Boeotian helmet types, this design focuses on the King’s strong facial features and royal diadem. Similarly, the reverse does not include a sobriquet. Instead, it only lists him as BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Both interesting decisions which stress Eukratides royal standing, despite his lack of legitimacy.

By the end of his long reign, Eukratides had pushed the northern and southern boundaries of his kingdom far past those he seized from his predecessors. This however was not to last, as shortly after his death a number of Scythian nomads invaded. Shortly thereafter the major Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum fell. This beautifully engraved coin, which has been preserved in practically mint condition, stands as testament to the golden period of a fascinating lost Greek kingdom.