apollodotos I, silver drachm, silver ancient greek/bactrian coin

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apollodotos I, silver drachm, silver ancient greek/bactrian coin:
$70.00

rare ancient greek coin. this is a silver drachm of king apollodotos I. the coin is considered as indo greek coin. bactria is a region where nowadays afghanistan, pakistan, and tajikistan. the region was influenced by the greek culture after the campaigns of alexander the great. the images on the bactrian coins were greek and the inscription usually in greek on one side and in karosti on the other side. the coin is from the 2nd century BC.obverse-BAZILEWS APOLLODOTOY SWTRWS, elephant standing rightrevers-humped bull standing, inscription in karosthi around.size-19 mmweight-1.1 gram#2153