Ancient greek silver coinage frequently exhibits test cuts, presumably aimed at establishing the silver metallic composition of the core of a coin. Anatomy of a roman coin i deciphering coin inscriptions from the 4 th century ad when considering a newlycleaned coin, there are certain features that serve as good starting points in determining the correct attribution. Bactrian and indoscythian kingdoms, diodotos i and ii in the name of antiochos ii theos of seleukid kingdom, av stater, c. Discussion in ancient coins started by 4to2centbc, nov 2, 2015. Chinese cash identification and price guide catalog coins in pdf china coins catalogue from 21 millennium bc to 19th century ad. Click here for the baktria page with thumbnail images. Baktria, kings, diodotos i, ancient coins index with. The third arm of the grecobactrian army was the indian war elephants, which are depicted in some coins with a tower thorakion or howdah housing men armed with bows and javelins. The coins of the greek and scythic kings of bactria and india in the british museum. It is hoped that the current work will be of similar use in gathering material concerning the. The bactrian coins were issued in bactria only, north of the hindu kush mountains, while the indogreek coins were issued south of the hindu kush. The role of parentage studies in arabian and bactrian camels pedigree verification. Mazdooano, the gracious one, kushan god on a gold dinara of kanishka i coin. It covered bactria and sogdiana in central asia from 250 to 125 bc, while an expansion of its armies into northern india from 180 bc established the indo.
Graecobactrian and indogreek coins a bibliography of the. Cyrus the great in the 6th century bce conquered bactria and it remained under persian rule for the next 200 years as a bactrian satrapy. Bactrian coins is an article from journal of the royal asiatic society of great britain and ireland, volume 20. This very indic square drachma of apollodotuss features not only kharoshthi script, but an indic elephant and zebu as well. To access the full database of over 5 million records, please consult coinarchives pro. This is consistent with a high incidence of counterfeits in circulation at the time. Bactria proper was north of the hindu kush mountain range and south of the amu darya river, covering the flat region that straddles modernday afghanistan, tajikistan and uzbekistan.
Bactrian greeks bactrianumis ancient and islamic rare. Bactrian gold provides an elusive and fascinating look at the ancient culture of what is now afghanistan. Click download or read online button to get indian coins book now. Coins, indic, coins, bactrian, coins, greek publisher london. More broadly bactria was the area north of the hindu kush, west of the pamirs and south of the. The actual series of bactrian coins opens with a didrachm of diodotus, no. Reproducible worksheets these worksheets practice math concepts explained ini can count bills and coins isbn. They were treasure troves of information with names and portraits of the kings. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This new standard seems to be identical with that called by metrologists the persian, on which silver coins were struck in all parts of the persian empire, notably the sigli stamped with the figure of the. The region is a crossroads and many ethnic groups are represented. The baktrians had no idea that they were producing nickel coins. Bactria was a greek kingdom, established when it broke away from the seleukid kingdom.
Chronology of the indobactrian rulers is based largely on numismatic evidence. Ancient gold coins on the other hand appear to be rarely test cut, with the exception noted below. Iits like a scene right out of an indiana jones film. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Bactria lies on one of the main trade routes between central asia and south asia. Baktria, diodotus i as satrap for antiochus ii theos, c. Online orders are welcome as always and will be shipped directly. On all of his coins, the obverse has various portraits of king menander and reverse has. Tillya tepe translated literally as golden hill is an archaeological site in the northern afghan province of jowzjan near sheberghan. The names of seven or eight of them are known from the greek and roman historians, and upwards of forty are preserved on their coins. Apollodotus i soter was an indogreek king between 180 bce and 160 bce or between 174. The coins of the greek and scythic kings of bactria and india in the. Some of the earliest greek coinage struck in baktria is attributed to the mint of ai khanoum, a lost city rediscovered only in 19612. Diodotus i was the seleukid governor of baktrosogdiana early in antiochos iis reign.
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Did ancient greek bactrian counterfeiters do gold coins. Cribbs analysis is framed in his concept of a coinage tradition, which allows the numismatic evidence to be studied in a grounded manner. History of macedonia grecobactrian coins in the lahori. Bactrian yabghu bactrianumis ancient and islamic rare. The coins of the greek and scythic kings of bactria and india in the british. Media in category coins of the grecobactrian kingdom the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. The bactrian kingdom spawned a number of greek monarchies to the east. Find the best selection from the most respected coins dealers around the world. The kingdom was founded when the graecobactrian king demetrius invaded the. The indogreek kingdom or graecoindian kingdom, and historically known as yavanarajya. Dvd 401 books on coins greece parthia egypt alexander. Kritt, brian, new discoveries in bactrian numismatics classical numismatic studies no. The barakat gallery, a fifthgeneration familyowned business, founded in jerusalem over 100 years ago. Specialising in classical antiquities, near eastern, biblical, chinese, precolumbian, byzantine, asian, african and primitive arts, the business expanded from a small shop in the jerusalem souq into a dealership with global reach, and a presence in most of the worlds major artbuying centres.
Download the book from rbsi archive rare book society of india. Indobactrian empire of india bactria zariaspa was an ancient country lying between the mountains of the hindu kush and the amu darya present day afghanistan, uzbekistan, and tajikistan. This bibliography is intended to complement rachel mairs the archaeology of the hellenistic far east. Most of the history of bactria was surmised from their coins and other collateral evidence. Bactrian kings,of the portuguese, and of thevarious. Page lxviii attic standard weigh 2 grains and the drachm 66 grains, and it is also admitted that from the time of eucratides the greek kings of bactria adopted a native standard. The bactrian kingdom was the easternmost part of the hellenistic world which was created by the conquests of the macedonian king alexander the great. This force grew as the grecobactrian kingdom expanded into india and was widely depicted in grecobactrian coinage. The moving wall represents the time period between the last issue available in jstor and the most recently published issue of a journal. This and the other indogreek coins issued by eucratides demonstrate that he had an extensive kingdom in gandhara in addition to his bactrian domains. Read bactrian coins in the pushkin state museum of fine arts, ancient civilizations from scythia to siberia on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. The coins of the greek and scythic kings of bactria. A bibliography of the numismatics of the hellenistic far east.
Mazdooano, the gracious one, kushan god on a gold dinara. Indian coins download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. View more articles from journal of the royal asiatic society of great britain and ireland. British museum coins of the greek and scythic kings of bactria and. Subgroup a includes bactrian dam pregnant from arabian sire and bactrian dam.