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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 4854188, member: 98035&quot;]Can&#039;t go wrong with the plentiful and readily affordable (generally under $200) staters of Aspendos.</p><p><br /></p><p>Archaic examples show an iconic hoplite, nude except for his helmet and shield[ATTACH=full]1172108[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Classical examples show two wrestlers mid-match, and a slinger on the reverse</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1172109[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Not the best example, but I have always loved the image of Apollo seated on the Omphalos from several Seleucid kings</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1172137[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as Greek silver goes, the coinage of Indo-Greek king Menander has Athena in a nice action pose, and is hard to beat price-wise</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1172119[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Indigenous Indian kingdoms&#039; coinage is fascinating from the perspective of &quot;Holy cow what is going on here?&quot;</p><p>Magadha karshapana, anonymous AR Karshapana, featuring about a dozen animals and odd dynastic symbols as punchmarks[ATTACH=full]1172121[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Kuninda, king Amoghabhuti, featuring Lakshmi and a deer on the obverse, and a smattering of Hindu and Buddhist symbology on the reverse</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1172120[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>From the medieval Paramaras come an enigmatic and unusually active &quot;battle scene&quot; dramma depicting a warrior on horseback trampling one enemy soldier while engaging the other in sword combat</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1172128[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Also the famous coinage of Bhoja I, showing Varaha, the boar-headed Vishnu curb-stomping a lion</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1172129[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>From ancient Persia, I feel like the Parthians don&#039;t get enough love, because their coins usually feature exactly the same motif of Arsakes seated with a bow - an interesting motif that hearkens back to Antiochus I in a way[ATTACH=full]1172135[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Likewise, the Sassanians always have a fire altar on their reverse (until you get to the post-Sassanian coins of the early caliphates) but the ones by Shapur I are particularly well done</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1172140[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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