Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 787. Estimate $4000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $4300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Artemidoros. Circa 100-80 BC. AR Tetradrachm (8.10 g, 12h). Diademed heroic bust left, seen from behind, aegis on shoulder, brandishing spear / Artemis standing left, drawing bow; monogram to lower left. Bopearachchi -; Bopearachchi & Rahman 501; SNG ANS -. VF, areas of toning, light cleaning marks, surface irregularities on obverse due to being overstruck on an uncertain type. Extremely rare.