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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
ancient coins
Coin of King Hermaios (Hermaeus) Soter from Bactria
98–50 BC
Bronze coin. Obverse: bust of the king with diadem facing right. Greek legend. Reverse: Zeus on seat. Legend in Pali. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0023; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3 cm x weight 9.01 g.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art — Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
ancient coins
Indo-Greek Coin, Afghanistan, Bactria, 200–1 BCE
200–1 BCE
After Alexander of Macedon succeeded in conquering Egypt and Persia in 331 BC, his ambition to rule the known world led him further east across Bactria in Afghanistan, through the Hindu Kush mountain pass, and into India. There he succeeded in defeating all the local kings of the region until his men, on the brink o…
Partial type record
The Cleveland Museum of Art — Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
ancient coins
Indo-Greek Coin, Afghanistan, Bactria, c. 200–1 BCE (Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.210)
c. 200–1 BCE
After Alexander of Macedon succeeded in conquering Egypt and Persia in 331 BC, his ambition to rule the known world led him further east across Bactria in Afghanistan, through the Hindu Kush mountain pass, and into India. There he succeeded in defeating all the local kings of the region until his men, on the brink o…
Partial type record