Diodotos I Stater (Aï Khanoum, 255-230 BCE)
Issuing Ruler: Diodotos I "Soter"
Issuing Authority: Greco-Baktrian Kingdom
Date of Issue: ca. 255-230 BCE
Mint: Aï Khanoum (aka Alexandria on the Oxus; Eukratideia)
Obverse: Diademed bust of Diodotos, facing right.
Reverse: Zeas addvancing left with aegis draped over left arm, thunderbolt in his right hand, pointing forwards. Eagle standing at his feet, and oak wreath in left field. Legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, "Of King Antiochos".
Weight: 8.37 g
Diameter: 18mm
Axis: 6h
Denomination: Gold Stater
Provenance: Ex Sheikh Muhammad Al-Thani Collection; New York Sale XXV, Lot 306 (2011)
Issuing Ruler: Diodotos I "Soter"
Issuing Authority: Greco-Baktrian Kingdom
Date of Issue: ca. 255-230 BCE
Mint: Aï Khanoum (aka Alexandria on the Oxus; Eukratideia)
Obverse: Diademed bust of Diodotos, facing right.
Reverse: Zeas addvancing left with aegis draped over left arm, thunderbolt in his right hand, pointing forwards. Eagle standing at his feet, and oak wreath in left field. Legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, "Of King Antiochos".
Weight: 8.37 g
Diameter: 18mm
Axis: 6h
Denomination: Gold Stater
Provenance: Ex Sheikh Muhammad Al-Thani Collection; New York Sale XXV, Lot 306 (2011)
Issuing Ruler: Diodotos I "Soter"
Issuing Authority: Greco-Baktrian Kingdom
Date of Issue: ca. 255-230 BCE
Mint: Aï Khanoum (aka Alexandria on the Oxus; Eukratideia)
Obverse: Diademed bust of Diodotos, facing right.
Reverse: Zeas addvancing left with aegis draped over left arm, thunderbolt in his right hand, pointing forwards. Eagle standing at his feet, and oak wreath in left field. Legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, "Of King Antiochos".
Weight: 8.37 g
Diameter: 18mm
Axis: 6h
Denomination: Gold Stater
Provenance: Ex Sheikh Muhammad Al-Thani Collection; New York Sale XXV, Lot 306 (2011)