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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1857,0813.8
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Elephant walking left. (obverse); Zebu standing right. (reverse)
Authority: Ruler: Heliokles II
Production date: 1stC BC(early)
Production place: Minted in: India
Materials: copper alloy
Dimensions: Weight: 8.310 grammes
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Bibliographic references: BMC India (Greek & Scythic) / The coins of the Greek and Scythic kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum (p24.28); BIGR (bigr.heliocles_ii.17.1) (https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.heliocles_ii.17.1); Bopearachchi 1991 / Monnaies Gréco-Bactriennes et Indo-Grecques (Hélioclès II 9A)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Maj-Gen Sir Alexander Cunningham
Acquisition date: 1857
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1857,0813.8
C&M catalogue number: IS (BMC India (Greek and Scythic)) (24) (28)

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