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Tetradrachm - Philoxenus
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 100 BC - 95 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (200 BC to 10 AC) |
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| Obverse description | Draped and helmeted bust of King Philoxenus facing right, wearing a crested Macedonian helmet adorned with a laurel sprig, with curling locks of hair visible beneath the rim. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition with fine relief, conveying a regal and martial character. A circular Greek legend surrounds the effigy within the border of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANIKHTOΥ ΦIΛOΞENOY (Translation: of the Unconquered King Philoxenus) |
| Reverse description | King Philoxenus on horseback, riding at full pace to the right, the horse depicted with animated motion. A dual royal monogram appears in the lower field beneath the horse. A Kharosthi legend encircles the design, providing the bilingual parallel to the obverse Greek inscription in keeping with standard Indo-Greek coinage convention. |
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