Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 471. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of BAKTRIA. Menander I. Circa 165/155-130 BC. AR Drachm (2.37 g, 12h). Bilingual series. Heroic bust left, wearing helmet, diadem, and aegis / Athena Alkidemos standing left; monogram to lower right. Bopearachchi Série 10A; SNG ANS 759. VF, lightly toned, minor porosity, light mark on cheek. Very rare helmeted heroic bust. ($300)