ANTIMACHOS II (or ANTIMACHUS II)BAKTRIA INDO-GREEK KINGS CIRCA 160-155 BCE Obverse: BAΣIΛEOΣ NIKHΦOPOY ANTIMAXOY, Nike advancing left with wreath and palm. Text is Greek on obverse. Reverse: King on horseback right. Reverse script is Kharoṣṭhī, an ancient Gandhara language (modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan). Attribution Index: Bop 1D, Mitchiner, Indo-Greek-; SNG ANS 424, MIG 135c, Typ 135 a Bopearachchi S. 197, 20 Vorzüglich. Denomination: AR Drachm Metal: Silver Weight: 2.34 g Diameter: 16.3 mm Assessment of Condition: I will leave the assessment of the coin's value to be determined by the Buyer based upon an evaluation of the photographs. This would be considered a VERY, VERY SCARE TO RARE COIN as assessed by WILDWINDS.COM was but one single coin within their extensive database for ANTIMACHOS II to match this example! Historical Background and Significance: Just like his predecessor or contemporary Apollodotus I, Antimachus II did not strike a portrait on his coins, likely since this was not custom in India. Neither did the early kings strike tetradrachms. Antimachus II struck a large number of bilingual drachms on the same lighter Indian standard as Apollodotus I, though round in shape. On the obverse is Nike, and on the reverse a king on horseback. Antimachus II was succeeded by Menander I who inherited three of his four monograms. Antimachus II probably fought with the Bactrian king Eucratides I, who had dethroned his father in Bactria. Antimachus II also issued bilingual bronzes with aegis / laurel wreath and palm. Both these and the goddess Nike seem to allude to his epithet "the Victorious". Specific Details Regarding Our Transaction and Statements of FactAUTHENTICITY: I guarantee each coin is in fact genuine as described. 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