Triton XIX, Lot: 345. Estimate $3000. Sold for $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Antialkidas Nikephoros. Circa 130-120 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 9.70 g, 2h). ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΑΛΚΙΔΟΥ, diademed heroic bust left, seen from behind, with aegis on left shoulder, brandishing spear in right hand / Maharajasa jayadharasa Amtialikidasa in Kharosthi, Zeus standing facing slightly left, holding in his right hand Nike, who stands right on a globe and holding wreath, and cradling scepter in his left arm; behind, elephant standing slightly raised right with trunk raised; monogram to left. Bopearachchi Série 8A; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 1057 var. (bust type); MIG Type 274a; HGC 12, 254. Near EF, minor porosity.