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Tetradrachm - Vonones, with Spalahores
| Issuer | Indo-Scythian Kingdom |
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| Year | 75 BC - 65 BC |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | King on horseback advancing right, depicted in full armour and bearing a lance couched forward; the horse is shown in profile with raised foreleg, conveying forward motion. The royal rider wears a crested or plumed helmet and body armour characteristic of Indo-Scythian equestrian iconography. A Greek legend encircles the design within the coin's border, naming the king in the genitive case. The execution is in the hammered relief style typical of late Indo-Greek and early Indo-Scythian coinage, with a somewhat irregular flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | BAΣIΛEωΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY ONΩNOY |
| Reverse description | Zeus standing three-quarters to the left, nude but for a himation draped over the left arm, extending his right hand to present a thunderbolt and holding a tall sceptre in his left. A dynastic monogram appears in the right field. The entire design is encircled by a Kharoshthi legend rendering the royal title and name in the local Prakrit language, maintaining the bilingual tradition characteristic of Indo-Scythian royal coinage. The style follows Hellenistic conventions adapted for the eastern market. |
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