BACTRIA. Early Hellenistic era. Sophytes (?) (ca. 325/305-294 BC). AR didrachm (19mm, 8.08 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, die shift. Imitating Athens, local weight standard. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over brow plate and palmette on bowl, HAPT monogram behind / AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; prow of galley right above grape bunch and leaf on vine in left field. SNG ANS 5. HGC 12, 3 . Cf. Bopearachchi & Rahman 66-67.

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