Diodotus I of Bactria (Seleucid satrap and king in Bactria, c. 255/50-239 BC)

Mints

Diodotus I (285-239 BC) was a Seleucid satrap of Bactria who rebelled after the death of Antiochus II. In c. 255 or 246 BC he proclaimed himself an independent king in Bactria.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
S 850 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Diodotus I), silver, tetradrachms (255-235 BCE) Bordeaux		Silver	18,551 kg
S 2057 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Diodotus I and II), silver, tetradrachms (255-220 BCE) Kovalenko		Silver	21,954 kg
S 851 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Diodotus I), silver, drachms (255-235 BCE) Bordeaux		Silver	5,200 kg
S 2058 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Diodotus I and II), silver, drachms (255-220 BCE) Kovalenko		Silver	3,760 kg
S 852 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Diodotus I), silver, hemidrachms (255-235 BCE) Bordeaux		Silver	7,412 kg
S 853 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Diodotus I), gold, staters (255-235 BCE) Bordeaux		Gold	40,992 kg
S 2056 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Diodotus I and II), gold, staters (255-220 BCE) Kovalenko		Gold	43,110 kg

Overstriking coins

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Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
3490 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Euthydemus I) (tetradrachm Euthydemus/Heracles) over Diodotus I (Euthydemus/Zeus) (CNG, 58, Sept. 2001, 849)		Silver	225 BC JL

Diodotus I of Bactria

TypeType of authority. ᵖ	Person
Nomisma IDNomisma ID	diodotus_i
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Diodotus_I http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q335032 https://www.freebase.com/m/0157tt

Literature

• Bordeaux 2018 (4 mentions)
• Sear II (4 mentions)
• HGC 9 (3 mentions)
• Kovalenko 1996 (3 mentions)
• HGCE 12 (1 mentions)