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Tetradrachm - Apollodotus II
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 80 BC - 65 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of King Apollodotus II facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition with finely modelled facial features and short curly hair secured by a royal diadem with flowing ends visible at the neck. The bust is presented in three-quarter view with the drapery of a royal garment visible at the truncation. A circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait in the field, reading the full royal titulature of the king. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Apollodotus II ruled one of the last Indo-Greek kingdoms still holding territory in the Punjab during a period of acute dynastic fragmentation, when Greek political control of the subcontinent had contracted to a handful of competing regional rulers. His coins are among the more frequently encountered late Indo-Greek issues precisely because his reign appears to have been comparatively stable and prolonged — unusual for the period. The Bopearachchi sequence for this type runs through multiple die pairings, suggesting sustained mint activity rather than emergency or commemorative striking.