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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 839826, member: 19463&quot;]I almost showed a nickel but had to limit it to five.&nbsp; Yours is first, my Agathokles (171-160 BC) panther is next.&nbsp; These panters and those of his co-ruler/brother Pantaleon wrap up the ancient nickels available as I understand it.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A very common Indo Greek silver is Menander from the second century BC.&nbsp; They have Greek on one side and Karoshti on the other.&nbsp; There are several bust variations but I prefer the heroic.&nbsp; He also made history in a religious sense:</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menander_I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menander_I" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menander_I</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>...and finally, I can&#039;t pass up on the most common and lowest priced silver coin of the first millenium AD.&nbsp; Shahi Jitals of the Bull and horseman type were made for hundreds of years with several minor variations.&nbsp; I like them when they have details on the flan.&nbsp; This one is my earliest (perhaps about 800 AD?) as shown by it&#039;s higher relief.&nbsp; Later ones have more of an outline.&nbsp; Because of their long period in circulation, most found are a bit worn.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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