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Dichalkon - Antialcidas
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom |
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| Year | 115 BC - 95 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Zeus facing right, with the deity's right hand raised holding a thunderbolt, rendered in the Hellenistic artistic tradition. A three-line Greek legend is disposed along three sides of the square flan, framing the central design and identifying the issuing king. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The caps (piloi) and crossed palm fronds of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, depicted as divine symbols without the full figures, a type associated with Indo-Greek royal coinage. A monogram appears in the left field, while a three-line Kharoshthi legend is disposed along three sides of the square flan, providing the Prakrit royal titulature. |
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