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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diodotus I or Diodotus II 1.1

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 Size19mm, 11.0g (based on 3 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 5B, Mitchiner 66b
Reverse Left FieldN
ShapeRound
StateKingdom of Bactria
Symbol revN

Examples in Museum Databases (3 specimens)

obverse
reverse
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
obverse
reverse
Münzkabinett Bonn
obverse
British Museum

Source record: https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.diodotus_i_ii.1.1