{"product_id":"bronze-quadruple-unit-of-antialkidas-c-115-95-bce-indo-greeks-of-bactria","title":"Bronze quadruple unit of Antialkidas (c. 115-95 BCE), Indo-Greeks of Bactria","description":"\u003cp\u003eBust of Zeus right, thunderbolt over left shoulder, Greek legend on three sides: BAΣIΛEΩΣ \/ NIKHΦOPOY \/ ANTIAΛKIΔOY \/\/ Caps and palms of the Dioscuri, monogram at left, Kharoshthi legend on three sides: \u003cem\u003emaharajasa \/ jayadharasa \/ amtialikidasa. \u003c\/em\u003e17x18mm, 7.28 grams. MIG 280c, Bop 17C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch nicer than the scan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntialcidas (also spelled Antialkidas) was one of the few Indo-Greek kings for whom we have evidence other than his coins. A few miles from the ancient city of Sanchi, there is a stone pillar (known as the Heliodorus pillar) that mentions him as the Greek king who sent his ambassador Heliodorus to the court of the king Bhagabhadra. At the time, the Sungas ruled in the area, so Bhagabhadra must have been a Sunga king. The purpose of the embassy is not specified. In all likelihood, Antialcidas followed Lysias in the area of Kabul and Kapisa. The two kings share all the same monograms, and there exist two mule coins that consist of the obverse of one king and the reverse of the other. The common monograms and the mules show that the two kings used the same mints, either contemporaneously or, more probably, in immediate sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51311859335483,"sku":"x4714-71795a","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w71795a.jpg?v=1780499509","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/bronze-quadruple-unit-of-antialkidas-c-115-95-bce-indo-greeks-of-bactria","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}