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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;limmle, post: 4577138, member: 113081&quot;]Another interesting feature of Indo Greek coinage is the presence of several women.</p><p><br /></p><p>Agathokleia was possibly the daughter of Menander I and appears to have ruled as regent during the minority of her son (?) Strato I. On my (very worn) coin, she is mentioned on the obverse, with Strato on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also King Heramaios is represented with his Queen Calliope on a number of coins, leading some historians to believe that he was emphasising royal connections through her.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/761293_54c0dc24d6e6429f9e0f71ce49fb1b87~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_196,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/IMG_7916_JPG.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/761293_b2b050399fba461c8eec6819dedd7c08~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_196,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/IMG_7917_edited.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="5"><b>Agathokleia (Indo-Greek Queen or Regent c. 130-120 BCE) and Strato I (Indo-Greek King c.130-110 BCE) - bronze hemiobol</b></font></p><p>Struck: 135-125 BC</p><p>Obverse: Helmeted bust of Athena right,: BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ / ΘEOTPOΠOY / AΓAΘOKΛEIAΣ Basilisses Theotropou Agathokleias ... of god-like Queen Agathocleia Reverse: Nude Herakles seated left on a pile of rocks,holding club in right hand which he rests on another pile of rocks, Kharoshthi legend: maharajasa / tratarasa dhra / mikasa stratasa&nbsp; (of King Strato, the savior, the just)&nbsp; monogram to lower left </p><p>Reference: MIG 307a, Bop 3A</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/761293_0135cacd34cc48f09dd474ffb2c18b3e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_196,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/IMG_7934_JPG.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/761293_818bd0df1b474d89a06f2f82af4230df~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_196,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/IMG_7935_JPG.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="5"><b>Hermaios Soter (Indo- Greek King c. 90-70 BCE) with Queen Calliope - silver drachm</b></font></p><p>Struck: c. 90-70 BCE</p><p>Obverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHΡOΣ EΡMAIOY / KAI KAΛΛIOΠHΣ&nbsp; (Basileos Soteros Hermaiou kai Callioes ... of King and Saviour Hermaios and Calliope). Conjoined busts right of Hermaios, diademed and draped, and Calliope, draped </p><p>Reverse: Karosthi legend around maharajasa tratarasa heramayasa / kaliyapaya.&nbsp; King on horseback right, monogram below.</p><p>Reference: Bopearachchi 2B; SNG ANS 1319-25[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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