Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 828. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of BAKTRIA. Telephos. Circa 75-70 BC. Æ Unit (9.65 gm, 12h). Zeus seated half-left / Male squatting right, holding palm(?); AT monogram to lower left. Bopearachchi Série 3A; SNG ANS -. VF, dark green-black patina. Extremely rare, only three examples listed by Bopearachchi. ($1000)

All three examples noted in Bopearachchi are plated in MIG. This example is the finest, and clearly shows the figure holding an object that is not visible on the other pieces.