HoardBaseBactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diodotus I or Diodotus II 1.2
Diodotus I of Bactria, Diodotus II of Bactria · Stater · 260 - 220 BCE
Date260 - 220 BCE
AuthorityDiodotus I of Bactria, Diodotus II of Bactria
DeityZeus
DenominationStater
MaterialGold
RegionBactria
Average Size18mm, 8.1g (based on 18 examples)
Obverse TypeHead of Diodotus right, diademed
Reverse LegendΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΟΔΟΤΟΥ
Reverse TypeZeus standing left throwing thunderbolt in right hand and aegis over outstretched left arm, eagle at left foot
ParentType URIbigr.diodotus i ii.1 ↗
ReferenceBopearachchi Diodote I&II 5A, Mitchiner 66a
Reverse Left Fieldwreath
ShapeRound
StateKingdom of Bactria
Symbol revwreath
Examples in Museum Databases (18 specimens)
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
National Numismatic Collection, De Nederlandsche Bank
Münzkabinett Berlin
British Museum
British Museum
British Museum
Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum
Source record: https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.diodotus_i_ii.1.2