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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 5010212, member: 74712&quot;]I don’t know, but after discussing the Mauryan empire in class, one of my students bought a Karshapana with a lovely elephant punchmark in it (and now I need to find one myself...).&nbsp; I’m sure there are earlier depictions though from the Ptolemies or Seleucids.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no Roman elephants to share - my only elephant coin is this guy:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1201769[/ATTACH] </p><p>Kingdom of Bactria</p><p>Menander I Soter, r. c. 165/55-130 B.C.</p><p>AE Square Chalkos, 13.13 x 13.34 mm x 2.3 grams</p><p>Obv.: BASILEWS SWTHR MENANDROU around Elephant head right with trunk raised, wearing bell around neck</p><p>Rev.: Kharosthi around Club of Herakles; monogram to left, A to right</p><p>Ref.: Bopearachchi 28E, SGCV 7616[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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