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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eparch, post: 6292982, member: 89211&quot;]&quot; To me, &quot;Read the Book&quot; is not so much a coin book, rather a History Book.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>In case you dont know them already, I recommend the books</p><p>of Frank Holt on ancient Afghanistan and Bactria&nbsp; - </p><p>&quot;Lost world of the Golden King&quot;</p><p>&quot;Into the Land of Bones &quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>A few more Bactrian coins :</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249417[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Baktria, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Demetrios I Antiketos. Circa 200-185 BC.</p><p>AE Triple Unit&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 27mm, 12.96gm.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Attic standard.</p><p>Head of elephant right, wearing bell around neck / BAΣIΛEΩΣ down right field, ΔHMHTPIOY down left, Kerykeion; monogram to inner left.</p><p>Bopearachchi Série 5C; SNG ANS 209-212 var. (monogram).&nbsp; HGC 12&nbsp; 67</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249419[/ATTACH]</p><p>Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Antimachos I Theos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 180-170 BC.</p><p>&nbsp;Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIMAXOY, Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident and filleted palm; monogram to inner right.</p><p>Bopearachchi 1D; Mitchiner 124b; SNG ANS 276-7.HGC 12 106</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249420[/ATTACH]</p><p>Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas AR Tetradrachm. Circa 170-145 BC.</p><p>&nbsp;Draped and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull&#039;s horn and ear; all within bead-and-reel border / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing right, each holding spear and palm; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ above, ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ below, monogram in right field.</p><p>Bopearachchi 6X; SNG ANS 472. HGC 12 131a</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249421[/ATTACH]</p><p>Indo-Greek Kingdom, Philoxenos Aniketos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 125-110 BC.</p><p>&nbsp;BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANIKHTOY ΦΙΛOΞENOY, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust right / &#039;Maharajasa apadihatasa Philasinasa&#039;, Philoxenos, in military attire, on horse rearing right; monogram to lower right.</p><p>Bopearachchi 5C; SNG ANS 1183-6; HGC 12&nbsp; 268.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/15/J/6/jMq4Nf8WxBm9LG7oc2GfA55y6wzPDS.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/15/J/6/jMq4Nf8WxBm9LG7oc2GfA55y6wzPDS.jpg" rel="nofollow"> </a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/15/J/6/jMq4Nf8WxBm9LG7oc2GfA55y6wzPDS.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/15/J/6/jMq4Nf8WxBm9LG7oc2GfA55y6wzPDS.jpg" rel="nofollow"> </a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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