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Æ Square Unit - Pantaleon
| Issuer | Kings of Baktria |
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| Year | 190 BC - 185 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (305-15BC) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Pantaleon is one of the most contested figures in Baktrian numismatics — whether he was a subordinate king ruling a sub-region of the Baktrian realm or an independent usurper remains unresolved. What is not disputed is that he was among the first rulers anywhere in the world to strike bilingual coinage with a Kharosthi legend alongside Greek, anticipating the administrative bilingualism that later Indo-Greek kings would adopt as policy.
The square flan itself was a deliberate concession to Indian monetary convention, distinguishing issues meant for circulation east of the Hindu Kush from the round Greek-style coins produced for Baktrian markets.