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Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 642. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. KINGS of BAKTRIA. Apollodotos I. Circa 
180/174-165/160 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.04 gm, 
12h). Attic Standard. Estimate $20000 Sold For 
$15500 

KINGS of BAKTRIA. Apollodotos I. Circa 
180/174-165/160 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.04 gm, 
12h). Attic Standard. Diademed and draped bust 
right, wearing kausia / BASILEWS APOLLODOTOU, 
Athena seated left, holding Nike in extended right 
hand, spear in left, resting her left elbow on 
shield; monogram in exergue. Bopearachchi Série 
1A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 193 (same dies); SNG ANS 
-; MIG -; C.Y. Petitot-Biehler, "Trésor d'Aï 
Khanoum," RN 1975, pg. 37 (pl. V, 50) (same 
obverse die); MACW -. Good VF, minor roughness. 
Extremely rare; seven or eight known specimens. 
The only denomination with a portrait of 
Apollodotos. ($20,000)

Apollodotos I ruled the southern territories of 
the Baktrian kingdom as either an associate or 
subordinate of Antimachos I. Almost all of his 
coinage adhered to south Indian traditions, with 
bi-lingual Greek and Kharosthi legends and 
non-portrait types, either elephant and bull on 
his silver, or Apollo and tripod on the bronze.

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