Ancients
BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Diodotus II (ca. 235-225 BC). AV stater (20mm, 8.33 gm, 6h). NGC AU 4/5 - 2/5, Fine Style. Mint B (probably Bactra), ca. 255-235 BC. Diademed head of Diodotus II right; dotted border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔIOΔΟTΟΥ, Zeus, nude, seen from behind, advancing left, brandishing thunderbolt with right hand, aegis draped on left arm; eagle standing facing at feet to left, head left, wreath in inner left field, dotted border. HGC 12, 20. Bopearachchi 5A. SC 630.
From a Private Japanese Collection. Ex Spink, Auction 13013 (26 June 2013), lot 23.
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Estimate: 2500-3500 USD