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title: Diodotus I
author: PHGCOM
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Diodotus I

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## Image File

[![Diodotus I](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6178.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6178.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) depicting Diodotus I, [Satrap](https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Governor/) of [Bactria](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bactria/) c. 285 – c. 239 BCE. (British Museum, London)

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## License & Copyright

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