CNG 106, Lot: 569. Estimate $300. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Dionysios Soter. Circa 55-45 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.24 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Athena Alkidemos standing right, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis; monogram to right. Bopearachchi 1A; HGC 12, 460; Zeno –. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare. Bopearachchi cites six examples, none in CoinArchives.

From the Dr. Wilfried Pieper Collection.