HoardBaseBactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diodotus I or Diodotus II 8
Diodotus I of Bactria, Diodotus II of Bactria · Denomination B (double) · 260 - 220 BCE
Date260 - 220 BCE
AuthorityDiodotus I of Bactria, Diodotus II of Bactria
DeityZeus, Artemis
DenominationDenomination B (double)
MaterialBronze
RegionBactria
Average Size22mm, 7.7g (based on 12 examples)
Obverse TypeHead of Zeus right, laureate
Reverse LegendΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΟΔΟΤΟΥ
Reverse TypeArtemis running right holding angled torch with both hands, quiver over shoulder
ReferenceBopearachchi Diodote I&II 8, Mitchiner 82
Reverse Right Fieldstar
ShapeRound
StateKingdom of Bactria
Symbol revstar
Examples in Museum Databases (12 specimens)
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
Bibliothèque nationale de France
British Museum
British Museum
British Museum
British Museum
British Museum
Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum
Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum
Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum
Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum
Source record: https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.diodotus_i_ii.8