Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 5

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Archebius 5.1
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs dikaiou nikēphorou archebiou ]
  • Type: Bust of Archebius, diademed and draped, wearing Boeotian helmet with wings covered with animal skin adorned with face right
  • Portrait: Archebius of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨁𐨐𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨪𐨿𐨑𐨅𐨦𐨁𐨩𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa dhramikasa jayadharasa arkhebiyasa ]
  • Type: Zeus standing facing, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, holding sceptre in left arm
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 244 symbol, consists of Ν, Ι, and Δ
  • Deity: Zeus