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Triton XVIII Sessions 1 & 2  6 January 2015
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Lot 841

Estimate: 2000 USD
Price realized: 4500 USD
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BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Hermaios Soter, with Kalliope. Circa 105-90 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 9.89 g, 12h). BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ EPMAIOY KAI KAΛΛIOΠHΣ, conjoined busts of Hermaios, diademed and draped, and Kalliope, draped and wearing stephane, right / Maharajasa tratarasa Hiramayasa Kaliyapaya in Kharosthi, Hermaios, in military attire, on horse rearing right, bow in bow case and spear attached to saddle; monogram to lower right . Bopearachchi 1B; Bopearachchi & Rahman 518; SNG ANS 1317-1318; MIG Type –; CNG 96, lot 621 (same obv. die, but later die state). EF, lightly toned, a few deposits, trace of porosity. Very rare.

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