Hermseus show that the Eastern Greeks followed the monetary system of Athens, which had been already adopted by Alexander the Great and his immediate successors. To this system the Greek kings of Bactriana steadily adhered ; but the Greek kings of India,... The Numismatic Chronicle - Page 183edited by - 1873Full view - About this book
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...Greeks followed the monetary system of Athens, which had been already adopted by Alexander the Great and his immediate successors. To this system the Greek...same square shape, as the previously existing Indian money. 1 They also reproduce the same type of the maneless Indian lion on the reverse, and even exhibit... | |
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...Greeks followed the monetary system of Athens, which had been already adopted by Alexander the Great and his immediate successors. To this system the Greek...same square shape, as the previously existing Indian money. l They also reproduce the same type of 1 It is a curious fact that the first two Mughal Emperors... | |
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...system of Athens, which had already been adopted by Alexander and by his immediate successors in Syria. But the Greek kings of India, from the very first,...same weight, and of the same square shape, as the indigenous copper coins of Taxila. The copper money of Pantaleon's successors is usually square or... | |
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