Hello im alive. I toned down on the coin collecting as I diverted funds toward ancient pottery, but anyway, acquired some cool stuff recently. My favorite acquisition is one for my indogreek series, added hippostratos to the collection, a king id been on the lookout for. Hippostratos, Silver tetradrachm Bare-headed, diademed bust of king right, Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / IΠΠOΣTPATOY (Basileos Soteros Hippostratou ... of King Hippostratos, the saviour) King mounted on prancing horse right, monogram below, Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa tratarasa mahatasa jayamtasa / hipustratasa its slightly chipped from the side, but thats just another theme with my indogreek silvers lol. love the horsie on it, mistook it for a philoxenos tet on first glance. The detail of the kings armour survived also.
Nice to see you again, Muhammad! Congrats on your coin find... looks great! Here is one of my Drachmae... INDO-GREEK KINGDOM Zoilos II Circa 50-40 BCE AR drachm 17mm 2.3g Athena Alkidemos l monograms prob w/ Antony @ Actium SNG ANS 1654-1658
A nice catch, @Muhammad Niazi, here's my one tetradrachm from close in time (<25 years earlier): Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Hermaios Soter, circa 105-90 BC, AR tetradrachm, Posthumous Indo-Skythian imitation, uncertain mint in Gandhara, struck circa 55-45 BC Obv: Hermaios Soter diademed and draped bust right Rev: Zeus enthroned slightly left, holding scepter and raising hand in benediction; monogram to left, Kharoshthi letter to right Ref: Bopearachchi 14F Hermaios was the last Indo-Greek ruler of the Gandhara, and his coinage was imitated by the conquering Greater Yuezhi, a nomadic pastoralist society known for their horses. They came from western China and conquered Bactria ~140-125 BC. The Yuezhi transitioned from nomadic to sedentary, agricultural society as they expanded control, integrated diverse cultures and populations of the region and became the Kushan empire in the 1st century AD.
