Indo-Greek Hoedown

howdy yall, let's get them heels a kickin'!




ok, here's the end of my coin surge...at least as far the the ancients go. have a couple of modern coins still incoming. already posted my roman and byzantine, here's the indo-greek squares.

this one I wasn't really planning on buying, but for 5 bucks, what the heck. it's a 2nd century bc apollodotus hemi-obol, apollo on obverse, tripod on reverse.






ok, here's another..





Eukratides,
AE Quadruple Unit (Indian Standard)...i don't know what this means really? anyone?
171-135 BC, Bactrian Kingdom.
BASILEWS-MEGALOU-EUKRATIDOU
Obv.: Helmeted bust right.
Rev.: Karosthi legend above and beneath.
The Dioskouroi on horseback prancing right, each holding spear and palm.


and this one is sythian





Azilizes,
57-c.35 BC,
pentachalkon or trichalkon? don't know fo sure

O:horseman w/ spear
BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ME�"AΛOY / AZOY

R:bull
Kharoshthi legend: maharajasa rajatirajasa mahatasa ayasa


ok, I think I'm going to be ok for a while...not promising that I wont buy any more coins...but going to try not to for a while.