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Half Stater - Agathokleia
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 105 BC - 80 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting a trident rising from a crossbar base, flanked by Kharosthi characters identifying the issuer, all set within a border of evenly spaced pellets arranged around the coin's circumference. The reverse design reflects the Indo-Greek practice of combining Hellenistic dynastic symbols with local script, the trident serving as a divine emblem associated with Shiva or Poseidon in the syncretic iconography of the kingdom. The pellet border is characteristic of hammered gold coinage of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (105 BC - 80 BC) |
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Agathokleia ruled as regent for her son Strato I following the death of her husband Menander I, one of the most powerful Indo-Greek kings. Her independent coinage is exceptionally rare — she is one of very few women to have issued coins in her own name in the Indo-Greek series, and gold issues attributable to her reign are among the scarcest of the entire dynasty. The bilingual format of her coinage, with Greek on one side and Kharoshthi on the other, reflects the administrative necessity of governing a population that had little use for Hellenic script alone.