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Didrachm
| Issuer | Uncertain Bactrian city (Baktria) |
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| Year | 246 BC - 238 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse lettering | AΘE |
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| Mintage | ND (246 BC - 238 BC) |
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The attribution "uncertain Bactrian city" reflects a genuine scholarly impasse — these didrachms predate the consolidation of the Bactrian kingdom under Diodotus I and cannot be pinned to a single mint with confidence. The window of 246–238 BC places this issue squarely within the period of Seleucid eastern satrapies fragmenting under pressure, as Diodotus leveraged the Seleucid succession wars to carve out de facto independence. Whether this coin was struck under his authority or that of a subordinate local administration remains unresolved in the literature.