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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 3251644, member: 42634&quot;]That was a cool video RG, I&#039;ve been looking for a nice vid about the eastern Greeks for a while.&nbsp; I still have a hard time keeping everyone straight over there.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t know there were already Greeks in some of those regions because of being moved by the Persians...neat!</p><p><br /></p><p>That was one of the first things that kind of got me hooked on ancient coins, I had no idea there were Greeks in that part of the world!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s coin I picked up several years ago that I have some new pics of....</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_5217_zpshkycaxl0-jpg.815718/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="6"><b> INDO-GREEK AE unit, Eukratides I, 2nd Century BC&nbsp; </b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>O: Helmeted bust of king right, Greek legend around on three sides: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / MEΓAΛOY / EYKPATIΔOY, R: Dioscuri on horseback right, Kharoshthi legend above and below. 21 mm, 9.5 g.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_3455_zps0cdjtomn-jpg.815717/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Indo-Scythian, Azes, 1st century BC </b></p><p><br /></p><p>O: King mounted on horse right, holding spear, Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY / AZOY R: Humped bull standing right, monograms above, Kharoshthi legend. 20 mm, 9.5 g. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My last Indo-Greek coin...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/getimage-1-jpg.739912/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Menander I, AR drachm, 160-130 BC</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>O: Busst of king right, Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ // MENANΔPOY (&quot;Savior King Menander&quot;) R: Athena Alkidemos standing left, holding aegis on outstretched left arm, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, monogram at right, Kharoshthi legend. 18 mm, 2.3 g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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