View source for S 855 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Diodotus II), silver, drachms (235-220 BCE) Bordeaux

{{Die Study
|Image=S855 Diodotus II drachms.jpg
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2062391&AucID=4911&Lot=586
|Obverse description=Head of king Diodotus right, wearing diadem. Border of dots.
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΟΔΟΤΟΥ
|Reverse legend language=Greek
|Reverse description=Zeus left, naked, aegis on left arm, brandishing thunderbolt. At feet, eagle. In field, a monogram (and a letter). All within border of dots.
|Mint=Bactria (uncertain mint)
|Ancient region=Bactria
|Authority=Bactrian Kingdom; Diodotus II of Bactria (king in Bactria, 239-223 C)
|Date from=235 BCE
|Date to=220 BCE
|Period=Hellenistic
|Metal=Silver
|Denomination=drachma
|Standard=Attic
|Median weight=4.20
|RQEM reference=RQEM ad.
|RQEM reference number=855
|Die study reference=Bordeaux 2018, p. 168-170, n° 468, 472-478, 503-505, 518-521
|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 7508; HGC 12, n° 24
|Number of obverse dies=10
|Number of singletons=6
|Number of reverse dies=11
|Number of coins=15
}}
{{Distribution Item
|Frequency=1
|Number of dies=6
|Die name=cc,dd,ff,hh,jj,kk
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{{Distribution Item
|Frequency=2
|Number of dies=3
|Die name=ee,ii,ll
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{{Distribution Item
|Frequency=3
|Number of dies=1
|Die name=gg
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