16

OF BACTEIA AND INDIA

Metal
No.

35

37-40

412

Obverse

Reverse

PANTALEON
King on N.W. Indian Frontier, circ. 190 B.C.

Type: dancing girl and leopard; copper3 square

Dancing girl in oriental costume
to I.; holds flower in her r. hand.
Legend in Brahmi characters, r.
rajane, L PatalevasJia.

W. 165.
8. -8.

W. 160,

S. -75.

W. 160.

S. -75-9.

Unrepresented types:

(i) Diademed bust of king to r.
Tetradrachm. B. M.
Obol also known.

S. M. Cat., PL XXX. 4.

(ii) Type of Ho. 43.

Nickel and M. B. M.

In incuse square, maneless lion,
or leopard, standing to r.; above,

BAZIAE.QZ, "below, FFANTAAE

ONTOZ. No monogram*

G. B, PL II.

G. B.

Enthroned Zeus, as on Alexander's
silver coins.
Tor. BAZSAEHZ
ToLFfANTAAEONTOZ
M. 4.

AGATHOKLES
King on N.W. Indian Frontier, circ. 185 B.C.

(a) Type: head of Alexander and enthroned Zeus ;
silver, round

Head of Alexander to r., wear-
ing lion's scalp; to r. AAEZAN

APQY, to 1. TOY (DIAinnOY

W. 222.
S. 1-55.

Zeus seated on throne to 1.;
holds eagle and long sceptre;
legend on three sides:

R. BAZIAEYONTOZ

Below, AIKA10Y

L. AfABOKAEOYZ

M. 3. PL II

1 I have followed Mr. Vincent Smith's reading of the obverse legend.

2 Some ingenious person has picked out the outlines of the reverse design and letters
on this specimen with a sharp instrument, but I think its authenticity is fairly certain.