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Description: Deities on the coinage of Agathokles. The coinage of Agathocles (circa 180 BCE) incorporated the Brahmi script and several deities from India, which have been variously interpreted as Vishnu, Shiva, Vasudeva, Balarama or the Buddha.(see (in English) (1988) Alexander the Great and Bactria: The Formation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia, Brill Archive ISBN: 9004086129. ) 1. Zeus holding Hecate and a scepter. 2. Divinity with a long coat (himation) with some volume on top of hair, partly folded arms and contrapposto. The attitude is similar to the Buddha of the Bimaran casket 3. Hindu god Balarama-Samkarshana with attributes 4. Hindu god Vasudeva-Krishna with attributes 5. Indian goddess Lakshmi.
Title: Deities on the coinage of Agathokles
Credit: CNG Coins Coin from CNG coins. Used with permission (CNG coin [1]). 1st coin: File:Coin of the Bactrian king Agathokles.jpg 2nd coin: File:Agathokles Serie 8 coin portion.jpg (Osmund Bopearachchi, PD-ART) 3rd and 4th coin: File:KINGS of BAKTRIA. Agathokles. Circa 185-170 BC. AR Drachm (3.22 gm, 12h). Bilingual series. BASILEWS AGAQOKLEOUS with Indian god Balarama-Samkarshana.jpg 5th coin: File:Agathocles Lakshmi coin.jpg
Author: CNG Coins 1st coin: CNG Coins 2nd coin: Osmund Bopearachchi (PD-ART) 3rd and 4th coin: CNG Coins 5th coin:CNG Coins
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