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Drachm - Antialkidas Nikephoros
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 130 BC - 120 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Nikephoros seated facing left on a throne, holding a small winged Nike in his extended right hand and a long sceptre in his left. An elephant stands to the right as a dynastic symbol of royal authority. The Kharosthi legend surrounds the central device within a border. |
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Antialkidas ruled from Taxila, and his epithet Nikephoros — "victory bearer" — was almost certainly a political statement directed at rival Indo-Greek kings rather than any external enemy. The Indo-Greek succession during this period was fractious, with multiple kings striking simultaneously across overlapping territories, and Taxila changed hands more than once.
MIG 275a places this among the bilingual issues carrying both Greek and Kharosthi inscription, a concession to local administrative realities that had become standard practice by Antialkidas's reign. His coinage is notable for being referenced in the Heliodorus pillar inscription at Vidisha — the only Indo-Greek king named in a surviving Indian monument.