BIGR: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diodotus I or Diodotus II 8

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date: mid third century BCE
Denomination: Denomination B (double)
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Bronze
Shape: Round
Authority
- Authority: Diodotus I of Bactria (Uncertain value)
- - State: Kingdom of Bactria
- Authority: Diodotus II of Bactria (Uncertain value)
- - State: Kingdom of Bactria
Obverse
- Type: Head of Zeus right, laureate
- Deity: Zeus
Reverse
- Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΟΔΟΤΟΥ (orientation: ⇊) [transliteration: basileōs diodotou ]
- Type: Artemis running right holding angled torch with both hands, quiver over shoulder
- Symbol (Right Field): star
- Deity: Artemis
TypeSeries: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage

References

Reference: Bopearachchi Diodote I&II 8
Reference: Mitchiner 82

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Bronze Denomination B (double) of Diodotus I of Bactria, Diodotus II of Bactria, mid third century BCE 1976.215.1

Collection: American Numismatic Society
Axis: 6
Weight (in gr.): 6.99

Bronze Denomination B (double) of Diodotus I of Bactria, Diodotus II of Bactria, mid third century BCE. 1993.29.9

Collection: American Numismatic Society
Axis: 6
Diameter (in mm): 22.0
Weight (in gr.): 8.16

[Monnaie : Bronze, Incertain, Bactriane, Diodote]

Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier: 1970.601
Diameter (in mm): 22
Weight (in gr.): 9.81

British Museum: 1888,1208.71

Collection: British Museum
Weight (in gr.): 6.470

British Museum: 1887,0605.5

Collection: British Museum
Weight (in gr.): 9.000

British Museum: OR.5223

Collection: British Museum
Diameter (in mm): 21
Weight (in gr.): 5.62

British Museum: OR.5222

Collection: British Museum
Diameter (in mm): 20
Weight (in gr.): 6.85

British Museum: 1922,0424.2886

Collection: British Museum
Weight (in gr.): 6.170

Indo-Greek coin

Collection: Ashmolean Museum
Identifier: HCR53715
Axis: 7
Diameter (in mm): 20
Weight (in gr.): 8.21

Indo-Greek coin

Collection: Ashmolean Museum
Identifier: HCR53716
Axis: 7
Diameter (in mm): 22
Weight (in gr.): 9.28

Indo-Greek coin

Collection: Ashmolean Museum
Identifier: HCR53717
Axis: 7
Diameter (in mm): 22
Weight (in gr.): 8.59

Indo-Greek coin

Collection: Ashmolean Museum
Identifier: HCR53714
Axis: 7
Diameter (in mm): 23
Weight (in gr.): 6.7

Quantitative Analysis

Average measurements for this coin type:

Axis: 6.67
Diameter (in mm): 21.5
Weight (in gr.): 7.65

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Diodotus I or Diodotus II 8

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