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ANCIENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS2323 (x1.5)x23Kingdom of Bactria, Diodotos II (c.250-230 BC), ¿ Stater, 8.34g, diademed headright, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔIOΔOTOY, Zeus striding left, aegis over extended left arm, hurlingthunderbolt with right hand, eagle and wreath on left (SNG ANS 82; Bopearachchi 5A),a few surface marks from the soil, superb portrait on a large flan, extremely fine £4,000-5,0002424 Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy V (c.205-180 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 13.44g, Alexandria,diademed head right, aegis round neck, rev. eagle standing left on thunderbolt (SNGCopenhagen 245), surfaces lightly eroded, good very fine £200-30025 Turco-Hephthalite (c.7th century), countermarked Sasanian Drachms (2), host coins ofHormazd IV, both countermarked with human face left and tamgha (Göbl 14), one withHephthalite inscription (Göbl 59) (JONS 169, 2001, pp.3-4), good fine (2) £70-90ROMAN COINS262726 Roman Republic (after 276 BC), Didrachm, 6.88g, head of Hercules right, hair boundwith ribbon, club and lion’s skin at neck, rev. ROMANO in ex., wolf standing right, sucklingthe twins Romulus and Remus (Crawford 20/1; Syd. 6; Hist. Num. 287), small cut inedge, very fine £380-45027 Roman Republic (209-208 BC), As, laureate head of Janus, I above, rev. prow of galleyright, anchor before, ROMA below (Crawford 50/3; Syd. 145), unusually good, very fine £250-350WWW.SPINK.COM