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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3980131, member: 57495"]This one arrived on New Year's eve. It was a type new to me. A search doesn't show any coin of this particular ruler posted on CT before either. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1047756[/ATTACH]<b>BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom</b></p><p><b>Hippostratos, circa 65-66 BC </b></p><p>AE Square Unit. 19.36g, 28.5 x 27.2mm. Uncertain mint in eastern Gandhara or the western Punjab, circa 65-55 BC. Bopearachchi 12A. HGC 12, 456. O: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ – ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ, Triton facing, holding dolphin in his right hand and rudder in his left. R: 'Maharajasa tratarasa Hipusratasa' (in Karoshti), Tyche standing front, head to left, holding lotus flower in her right hand and palm frond in her left; to left, monogram.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next: Another coin you've never seen posted on CT before.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3980131, member: 57495"]This one arrived on New Year's eve. It was a type new to me. A search doesn't show any coin of this particular ruler posted on CT before either. [ATTACH=full]1047756[/ATTACH][B]BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom Hippostratos, circa 65-66 BC [/B] AE Square Unit. 19.36g, 28.5 x 27.2mm. Uncertain mint in eastern Gandhara or the western Punjab, circa 65-55 BC. Bopearachchi 12A. HGC 12, 456. O: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ – ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ, Triton facing, holding dolphin in his right hand and rudder in his left. R: 'Maharajasa tratarasa Hipusratasa' (in Karoshti), Tyche standing front, head to left, holding lotus flower in her right hand and palm frond in her left; to left, monogram. Next: Another coin you've never seen posted on CT before.[/QUOTE]
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