Triton XVIII, Lot: 841. Estimate $2000. Sold for $4500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Hermaios Soter, with Kalliope. Circa 105-90 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 9.89 g, 12h). BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ EPMAIOY KAI KAΛΛIOΠHΣ, conjoined busts of Hermaios, diademed and draped, and Kalliope, draped and wearing stephane, right / Maharajasa tratarasa Hiramayasa Kaliyapaya in Kharosthi, Hermaios, in military attire, on horse rearing right, bow in bow case and spear attached to saddle; monogram to lower right . Bopearachchi 1B; Bopearachchi & Rahman 518; SNG ANS 1317-1318; MIG Type –; CNG 96, lot 621 (same obv. die, but later die state). EF, lightly toned, a few deposits, trace of porosity. Very rare.