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Greek coins and their parent cities (1902)

Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 535

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us is shown in fighting attitude, with aegis and thunder-bolt, eagle and wreath. EuTHYDEMUS I. (contemporary with Antiochns III. of Syria) gives asilver coin [824] w ith a fine portrait as a young man ; on the r. a good figureof Herakles. No. 825 shows the same king in middle life. No. 826… … The Khyber Pass. (Traversed by Alexanders armies.) holding a statuette of Hecate with torch in each hand. Agathocles seems tohave been contemporary with the next king—perhaps ruling a separate province. COINS OF THE GBEEK KrXGS OF BACTRTA 421 Antimachus [828], whose portrait is remarkable. The…

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