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Round Drachm - Apollodotus I
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 170 BC - 160 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (200 BC to 10 AC) |
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| Obverse description | An elephant advances to the right in the central field, rendered in a robust, naturalistic style characteristic of Indo-Greek coinage. A monogram 'K' appears below the animal in the lower field. The circular Greek legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΠOΛΛOΔOTOY ΣΩTHPOΣ (Of King Apollodotus, the Saviour) runs around the entire periphery. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-hammered production. The overall composition reflects the Hellenistic artistic tradition adapted to a Bactrian-Indian context. |
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| Obverse lettering | BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΠOΛΛOΔOTOY ΣΩTHPOΣ (Translation: Of king Apollodotus, the Saviour) |
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| Reverse lettering | 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨀𐨤𐨩𐨫𐨡𐨟𐨯 𐨟𐨪𐨟𐨯 (Translation: Of king Apollodotus the Saviour) |
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