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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;THCoins, post: 2897812, member: 57364&quot;]Nice coins all ! I am also intersted in this area because of its position as a borderland between different cultures. As an illustration two coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is a Tetradrachm issued under Indo-Greek king Heliokles I (ca 145-130BC).</p><p>The Hellenistic roots are clear in the design of this coin i think.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]697391[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Second is also a tetradrachm featuring Heliokles I. But now from some decades later when the nomadic Yuezhi from north-western China had invaded, and taken over control, of the area. The Yuezhi adopted quite some of the Hellenistic culture, including the coinage. The coin below is a Yuezhi imitation of the Heliokles tetradrachm above. The winged thunderbolt of Zeus has been upscaled a bit in the process.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]697393[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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