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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diodotus I or Diodotus II 2.1

Diodotus I of Bactria, Diodotus II of Bactria · Tetradrachm · 260 - 220 BCE

Date260 - 220 BCE
AuthorityDiodotus I of Bactria, Diodotus II of Bactria
DeityZeus
DenominationTetradrachm
MaterialSilver
RegionBactria
Average Size25mm, 15.4g (based on 5 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.2 ↗
ReferenceBopearachchi Diodote I&II 6A, Mitchiner 74a
ShapeRound
StateKingdom of Bactria

Examples in Museum Databases (5 specimens)

obverse
reverse
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
obverse
British Museum
obverse
reverse
Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum
obverse
reverse
Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum
obverse
reverse
Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum

Source record: https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.diodotus_i_ii.2.1