CNG 88, Lot: 589. Estimate $300. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Diodotos II Theos. Circa 250-240 BC. Æ Dichalkon (23mm, 9.91 g, 6h). Ai Khanoum mint. Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / Athena standing facing, holding spear and resting hand on shield. Holt Series H, Group 1/1 = Kritt, pl. 11, H1 = AIC 11 (this coin, illustrated in Kritt and AIC); Bopearachchi 12A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 100; SNG ANS 102-6. VF, brown surfaces, a few black deposits, and a couple of cleaning scratches on reverse.

Ex Sternberg XXIX (30 October 1995), lot 267; Malter 37 (17 April 1988), lot 316.