CNG 106, Lot: 556. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BAKTRIA, Local issues. Circa 295/3-285/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.43 g, 12h). Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Helmeted head of Athena right; grape bunch on bowl of helmet / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind. SMAK pp. 64-70; Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry 8-9 (same obv. die); Bopearachchi, Sophytes –; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; HGC 12, –; Zeno –. VF. Good metal and well centered. Only two examples cited by Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry. None on CoinArchives.