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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Muhammad Niazi, post: 24823073, member: 83232&quot;]<b>Demetrios I, Copper dichalkon, c. 200-185 BCE</b></p><p>Head of Herakles facing right, club over his shoulder /</p><p>Artemis standing facing, holding bow in left hand,</p><p>drawing arow from quiver on back with right hand</p><p>Greek legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY</p><p>monogram in lower right field</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1589342[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1589343[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>a good example of artemis:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1589344[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Euthydemos II, Cupro-nickel dichalkon (double unit), c. 185-180 BCE</b></p><p>Laureate head of Apollo facing right, pearled border around /</p><p>Tripod,</p><p>Greek legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ EYΘYΔHMOY</p><p>monogram in lower left field</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1589345[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1589346[/ATTACH] </p><p>The top left cupronickel coin is:</p><p><b>Agathocles, Cupro-nickel dichalkon or double unit, c. 185-170 BCE</b></p><p>Panther standing right with raised paw, grape vine before</p><p>Greek legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΓAΘOKΛEOYΣ</p><p>monogram in exergue</p><p><br /></p><p>Now we enter roughly indogreek-bactrian analogues:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Eucratides I, AE quadruple, c. 171-145 BCE</b></p><p>Helmeted and diademed bust of king facing right,</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Greek legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY <i>(of Great King Eucratides)</i></p><p>Dioscuri mounted on horses prancing right, holding spears and palms,</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Kharoshthi legend: maharajasa / evukratidasa <i>(of King Eucratides)</i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1589349[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1589348[/ATTACH] </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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