| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 392 Price realized: 4,500 USD (Approx. 4,122 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: BAKTRIA, Local issues. Sophytes. Circa 275-circa 266 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.04 g, 6h). Attic standard. Alexandria on the Oxus mint. Struck 271-266 BC. Male head right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel wreath and wing on cheek piece: MNA on truncation of neck / ΣΩΦYTOY to right, cockerel standing right; kerykeion (caduceus) to left. Kritt, Andragoras Series 8, 1 (dies a1/p1); Jansari 11 (same obv. die); cf. Bopearachchi, Sophytes, Group 3A and pl. 1, 2; Taylor, Birds 244; SMAK pl. 30; HGC 12, –. Iridescent toning, slight die flaw on obverse. Near EF. Ex Roma XXIII (24 March 2022), lot 410. Estimate: 4000 USD |  |
