222, Lot: 223. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos I. Circa 225-200 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.92 g, 7h). Mint A (near Aï Khanoum). Struck circa 225-220/15 BC. Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club set on rocks; monogram to right of rock. Cf. Kritt A1; cf. Bopearachchi Série 5B; cf. SNG ANS 125. VF, lightly toned with some deposits.

The light weight and slightly crude style may point to this being a contemporary imitation.