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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;limmle, post: 4577457, member: 113081&quot;]And Strato II, probably the last Indo-Greek King (jointly ruling with his son Strato III, mentioned on some later coins from the period.) He always looks such a frail, sad, lonely old figure on his later coins. There are no records beyond the coins. What was his story I wonder?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133413[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1133414[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="5"><b>Strato II Soter (Indo-Greek King c. 25 BCE-10 CE) - silver drachm</b></font></p><p>Struck: c 20 BCE</p><p>Obverse: Diademed bust of king right,Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΣTPATΩNOΣ (Basileos Soteros Stratonos ,King Strato, the saviour)</p><p>Reverse: Athena Alkidemos left, holding aegis on outstretched arm, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, monogram at right, Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa tratarasa / stratasa</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: MIG 469c, Bop 2A[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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