CNG 88, Lot: 609. Estimate $3000. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Agathokleia & Strato I Soter. Circa 105-85/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 9.11 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust of Strato I and draped bust of Agathokleia conjoined right / Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis; monogram to left. Bopearachchi 6A; Haughton,
Silver, p. 136 and pl. VIII, 2; Bopearachchi & Rahman 418; SNG ANS 987. VF, toned, small pit on Strato’s cheek, some corrosion and a flan flaw on reverse. Rare.