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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diodotus I or Diodotus II 3.11

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

Date260 - 220 BCE
AuthorityDiodotus I of Bactria, Diodotus II of Bactria
DeityZeus
DenominationDrachma
MaterialSilver
RegionBactria
Average Size18mm, 3.6g (based on 2 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.3 ↗
Reverse Left Fieldwreath
Reverse Right FieldBopearachchi Monogram 157varBopearachchi Monogram 160Bopearachchi Monogram 75
ShapeRound
StateKingdom of Bactria
Symbol revwreathBopearachchi Monogram 157varBopearachchi Monogram 160Bopearachchi Monogram 75
Symbol rev letterΜ, Υ, Π, Ρ, Ε, Τ, Η, Λ, Δ

Monograms

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Examples in Museum Databases (1 specimen)

obverse
British Museum

Source record: https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.diodotus_i_ii.3.11