{"product_id":"bronze-square-unit-of-eukratides-i-c-171-145-bce-indo-greeks-of-bactria","title":"Bronze square unit of Eukratides I (c. 171-145 BCE), Indo-Greeks of Bactria","description":"\u003cp\u003eHelmeted and diademed bust of king facing right, Greek legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY (of Great King Eucratides) \/\/ Dioscuri mounted on horses prancing right, holding spears and palms, Kharoshthi legend: \u003cem\u003emaharajasa \/ evukratidasa\u003c\/em\u003e (of King Eucratides). 20x20mm, 6.60 grams. Bop. #19; Mitch. 1730.\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":51311865725243,"sku":"x4720-71793","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w71793.jpg?v=1780499897","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/bronze-square-unit-of-eukratides-i-c-171-145-bce-indo-greeks-of-bactria","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}