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Lot 424: India, Indo-Greeks. Strato II. ruled Ca. 25 B.C. - A.D. 10 AR drachm.

AUCTION:  Triskeles - Auction 31 (Auction 346)

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India, Indo-Greeks. Strato II. ruled Ca. 25 B.C. - A.D. 10 AR drachm (15 mm, 2.25 g). Diademed and draped bust right, with Greek legend around / Athena Alkidemos advancing left, with Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Straton the Savior) around. HGC 12, 476; Mitchiner 473a. Very rare.

Strato II was one of the last Indo-Greek kings to rule in the Indian subcontinent. After Hippostratos, the rump of the Indo-Greeks survived until c. 10 AD in the eastern Punjab before they were replaced by the Indo-Scythians.

Lot Details
  • Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
  • Lot #: 424
  • Listing #: 202739
  • Closed: Friday, March 27, 2020 6:21:00 PM CT
  • Estimate: $200