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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dltsrq, post: 2266209, member: 75482&quot;]Not to rain on anyone&#039;s parade, but Bactria is the fertile region between the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya centered on Balkh (the ancient Bactra) in northern Afghanistan. While most coins of the Indo-Greeks (those shown in this thread with purely Greek legends) and some successors such as the Yueh-Zhi, are indeed &quot;Bactrian&quot;, most of the Indo-Scythian coins (bilingual Greek and Kharosthi) were issued south of the Hindu Kush (thus the &quot;Indo-&quot;) in Arachosia and Gandhara, an area beginning near the Afghanistan/ Pakistan border and extending into northern India. A lot of dealers like to blur the line because &quot;Bactria&quot; better entices Hellenocentric collectors than &quot;Pakistan&quot;. In my opinion, cool coins all! Just one of those pet peeves...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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