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Coinzguy Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 06:28 am 27 mm 2.42 g Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34419 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 06:30 am Pretty sure that it is a zebu. Added: Have you tried looking in Wildwinds under Baktria? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Edited by Spence 03/26/2018 06:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 09:58 am Not an area I'm well versed in, but I believe it's from Taxila, c. 200-100 BC. It seems a bit light for the 1.5 karshapana standard, but Greek or Scythian coinage would usually have a legend. The obverse is a cow or zebu, I think with a Taurine (nandipada) symbol in front, and the reverse is a Chakra wheel. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 3:02 pm Baktrian, Apollodotus II, weight is consistent with a chalkous but the size is a bit large. Taxila mint. Report this Post to the Staff
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