Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 618. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of BAKTRIA. Diodotos II. Circa 235-230/225 BC. Æ Double unit ­ 20mm (7.06 gm, 7h). Aï Khanoum mint. Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / BASILEWS DIODOTO[U], Athena standing facing, holding spear in her right hand, shield in her left. Holt Series H, Group 1; Bopearachchi Série 12A; SNG ANS 102; MIG Type 79a; MACW 1601. Near EF, dark red-brown patina, a couple spots of encrustation on reverse. ($500)

From the William and Louise Fielder Collection.