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Auction 117 19-20 May 2021
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BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Diomedes Soter. Circa 115-105 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 9.73 g, 11h). Diademed and draped bust right / The Dioskouroi on rearing horses right, holding palm fronds and spears; monogram to lower right. Bopearachchi 3A; HGC 12, 279. Traces of deposits, a few light scratches, slightly double struck. Good VF. Rare.
Like his near-contemporary Philoxenos, Diomedes seems to have ruled over parts of the Paropamisadai, Punjab and Gandhara. His reverse type copies the famous issues of Eukratides I the Great, but whether this implies a familial connection or simply seeks to portray Diomedes as a great ruler and conqueror like Eukratides is unknown.
Like his near-contemporary Philoxenos, Diomedes seems to have ruled over parts of the Paropamisadai, Punjab and Gandhara. His reverse type copies the famous issues of Eukratides I the Great, but whether this implies a familial connection or simply seeks to portray Diomedes as a great ruler and conqueror like Eukratides is unknown.