Extremely Rare Drachm of Demetrios II

Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 773. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Demetrios II. Circa 175-170 BC. AR Drachm (3.97 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Athena standing facing, holding shield and spear; monogram to inner left. Bopearachchi 2A; SNG ANS -; MIG type 102. Near VF, toned, some porosity. Extremely rare, perhaps the third known.