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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diodotus I or Diodotus II 9

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 Size20mm, 6.6g (based on 4 examples)
Obverse TypeHead of Zeus right, laureate
Reverse LegendΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΟΔΟΤΟΥ
Reverse TypeArtemis running right holding angled torch with both hands, quiver over shoulder, dog at feet
ReferenceBopearachchi Diodote I&II 10
ShapeRound
StateKingdom of Bactria

Examples in Museum Databases (4 specimens)

obverse
reverse
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
obverse
reverse
Bibliothèque nationale de France
obverse
reverse
Münzkabinett Berlin
obverse
British Museum

Source record: https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.diodotus_i_ii.9