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Bop 1A Sophytes, Baktria AR Tetradrachm. Circa 305-294 BC. Tetradrachm (16.79 g). Attic standard. Imitating Athenian tetradrachm. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and a spiral palmette on the bowl; behind, ΠA (retrograde) above prow left / AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig, crescent, and grape bunch behind. SNG ANS 3cf. TextFull Size
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Bop 2A Sophytes, Baktria AR Drachm. Circa 305-294 BC. Local standard. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet; AΡ monogram behind head. / Eagle standing left, head right; grape bunches on stalk above. SNG ANS 14cf. TextFull Size
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Bop 3A Baktria, Sophytes AR Drachm. Circa 305-294 BC. Local standard. Male head right, in crested helmet decorated with a laurel wreath / ΣΩΦYTOY, rooster standing right; caduceus behind. SNG ANS 21. TextFull Size
Bop 4 Sophytes, Baktria. Circa 305-294 BC. AR Diobol. Local standard. Helmeted head of Athena right / ΣΩΦYTOY, rooster standing right, caduceus to left. SNG ANS 27. TextFull Size
Bop Notae 16Sophytes AV Stater. Ca 315-305 BC. 19 mm, 8.58 g. Laureate and helmeted head of Sophytes right, wearing crested Attic helmet with decorated cheek-guard, MNA on neck truncation. / ΣΩΦYTOY, caduceus with knot in centre and dragon head terminals. Bop. Notae 4, 16 (this coin); Jansari 68 in NC 1978.TextFull Size
SC 444Sophytes, King of Baktria. ca 305-294 BC. AE12, 1.60 g. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing. Unpublished as AE version for Sophytes. SC 444 (but under Antiochos I); SCB p. 25, I (ditto).Text
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SNG ANS 6Sophytes. Baktria, Pre-Seleukid Era. ca 305-294 BC. AR Didrachm. 19mm, 7.89 g. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl; AΡ behind head / AΘE, Owl standing right, head facing; to left, curved back, prow of galley right above branch with grape bunch and leaf. SNG ANS 6; cf. MIG Type 24.TextFull Size
SNG ANS 9Sophytes. Baktria, Pre-Seleukid Era. ca 305-294 BC. AR Hemidrachm. 12mm, 1.79 g. Helmeted head of Athena right / AΘE, (the E resembles an EΡ monogram), Owl standing right, head facing; to left, curved back, olive branch in upper left field. Bopearachchi, Sophytes 1A; SNG ANS 9-10.TextFull Size
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SNG ANS 21 Sophytes, Baktria. ca 325-300 BC. AR Drachm. Male head right in crested helmet; M on base of neck / ΣΩΦYTOY, rooster standing right, wings closed; caduceus at left. TextFull Size
SNG ANS 26 Sophytes, Baktria AR Obol. Pre-Seleukid Period, ca 325-300 BC. Male head right, in laureate helmet with jawguard; M on neck truncation / ΣΩΦYTOY, rooster standing right, caduceus to left. MIG 32. TextFull Size
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SNG ANS 27Sophytes, Baktria. ca 325-300 BC. AR Diobol. Head of Athena right, in Corinthian helmet / ΣΩΦYTOY, rooster standing right, caduceus to left. MIG 31. TextFull Size
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Entry for Baktria, Sophytes on the Digital Historia Numorum
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