BAKTRIA, Local issues. Circa 295/3-285/3 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.00 g, 6h). Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; to upper left, prow of galley right above grape bunch on vine with leaf; kerykeion (caduceus) to left. SMAK pp. 64-70; Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry –; Bopearachchi, Sophytes –; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; HGC 12, –; Zeno –. Areas of flat strike. VF.
From the Nomisma Collection. Ex Künker e48 (27 February 2018), lot 123; Künker 295 (25 September 2017), lot 418.