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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 689396, member: 9204&quot;]I&#039;ve been patiently waiting to find one of these for quite some time. Its one of the first nickel coins ever struck, made in the Hellenistic kingdom of Baktria in the 2nd century BC. Some numismatists believed that the nickel in these coins was recovered from meteors. (I&#039;m not convinced, but its a neat story) After these issues were made in Baktria, no nickel coins were struck again until the 19th century. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Euthydemos_II_NI_double_unit%2C_185-180_BC.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Euthydemos II</p><p>Kingdom of Bactria</p><p>NI double unit – 7.37 g., 22mm</p><p>185-180 BC</p><p>Laureate head of Apollo right</p><p>Tripod, monogram to inner left</p><p>BAΣIΛEΩΣ EYΘYΔHMOY</p><p>Bopearachchi Série 6B; SNG ANS 224[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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