Heliokles Tetradrachm and the Bactrian Legacy
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
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I have to ask this again (rhetorically) - how could ancient engravers achieve that staggering level of detail that we never saw matched in Europe till at least the 17th century. Absolutely amazing. Extremely interesting Hellenistic history.
Hi Leo! What an amazing example!!! I love Bactrian coins, but I don't have any tetradrachm... I think I will get at least a more or less decent Eukratides some day... it is the most affordable and perhaps the most representative type of Bactrian tetra...
Neither do I, for now I have to make do with a couple of indo-greek drachmae, and a very charming, albeit tiny Eukratides Obol
I really like how these bigger coins gave the artists space for more detail. Drachms of Heliokles I look identical albeit of lesser detail
Thanks Leo, beautiful coins 😊
That coin is beautiful
really great tetradrachm
I appreciate it when you explore coins from a variety of different ancient kingdoms. I have two from the Indian region: a bilingual coin from the Indo-Greek kingdom and a gold Indian coin from medieval times (Govinda Chandra Deva).
In the future I plan on exploring even more niches: Southeast asian, chinese, African :)
Beautyfull coins❤❤❤❤❤
Tyty
Your the best
It's very difficult to find these ancient coins in India itself. Very great information 👍 👌 👏 ❤
With love from SAM
Guwahati, Assam, India 🇮🇳 ♥️
Thank you Sam! Indian numismatics is a wonderful niche people should pay more attention to.
I’d love it if you did an episode on Etruscan coins.
Me too, when Im able to get my hands on some Etruscan coins, I'll do some research and share my findings here
correction at 7:25, kharoshthi is a script used to write a kind of prakrit (probably pali or gandhari), which would've been the local language
Recently got into ancients, Still working on some Roman, and a little bit of the Greek coins.
I've got a playlist for beginners in my channel page. Have a look at it, it should help you out
I have a couple of Menander drachm. They are great.
Thank you for the great information 🥰💞💞💞
I just started learning about them too! Some of my favorite coins are the Eukratides with the weird Kettle Hat that looks like the British wore during WW1, then the coins from Demetrios I with his elephant headdress. What is cool about the cultural synchronism as you talked about is the first depictions of Buddha. There is a statue of Buddha with Hercules next to him with some Greek inscription. Also Zeus thunderbolt looks a lot like the Vajra from Buddhism and Hinduism.
Thanks ! From Brasil.
Thanks for the new video ! 😊
One of the websites I look at got a bunch of Kushan coins in recently, I knew there was a connection with the greeks but I did not know the full extent. Great video would love to see more!
I recommend a page called "Coinindia", it gives a ton of information on ancient indian coinage
I am expanding my eastern coins. The Yuezhi also made coins, definitely worth checking out. I have one.
Im looking into Yuezhi coinage as well. The early kushan coins also fascinate me as well!
Very interesting. I would enjoy more history on ancient Indian coins.
Amazing portrait . You can even see the Adam's apple
It is indeed a wonderful example of high hellenistic art
I have a Kushan coin from Vima Takto, and the obverse design is distinctly Bactrian in style. With the ruler having the same hairstyle, same clothing, and same head dress as the coins of the Indo-Greeks and earlier Bactrians. It even uses Greek legends on the obverse. The reverse, however, depicts a king on horseback, most likely Vima Takto himself, showing a fascinating transition between the Indo-Greek designs and the unique Kushan coinage.
Thats true. Its also very remarkable to think that a lot of what we know about the kings of this area comes directly from numismatic evidence
great coin
India always gets the short end of the stick. Let’s up our game by including them! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Yeah! Thank you for showing more Bactrian coins- such fascinating history & masterful artistry.
A wonderful bit of numismatic history that is finally receiving the love and attention it deserves :)
I’d really enjoy learning about Indian ancients!
There are more indian coins to come, stay tuned :)
I'm still trying to put together some Greek and Roman coins in my collection. Now you introduce interesting Greek/Indian coins to collect. So much to learn about through numismatics. Coins, videos, books. A lifetime of learning.
I will need to look out for one of these.
I have been interested in the Indo-Greek kingdoms since reading Milinda Panha years ago. I have drachmas of kings Menander, Antimachus II and Antialcidas. And the beautiful tetradrachm of Euthydemus II. Further sequels with Indian coins will be welcomed.
Thats wonderful! I'd invite you to film them and share these beauties with the numismatic community, we would love to see it!
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Wonderful seeing more Baktrian content on here, their tetradrachms are simply stunning! The only Baktrian coin I currently have is a slightly corroded tetradrachm of Eukratidese I, but I would love to get a nice tet of Antimachus I someday. For now though, I'll be buying the book before the coin.
It is particularly important to buy books and study this area and time period in detail, as the number of different kings and states involved can be quite hard to wrap one's head around
Pure Art!