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Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1012. Estimate $500. 
Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006. 
Sold For $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BAKTRIA, Pre-Seleukid Era. Sophytes. Circa 305-294 BC. AR Didrachm (7.87 g, 6h). Local standard. Helmeted head of Athena right; HAP monogram in left field / Owl standing right, head facing; in left field, prow of galley right above grape bunch attached to stalk. Bopearachchi, Sophytes Type 1A; SNG ANS 4. Good VF, minor flan flaw on obverse in outer edge of helmet, minor porosity. Extremely rare denomination for this type.