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English: Deities on the coinage of Agathokles. The coinage of Agathocles (circa 180 BCE) incorporated the Brahmi script and several deities from India, which have been variously interpreted as Vishnu, Shiva, Vasudeva, Balarama or the Buddha.(see (in English) (1988) Alexander the Great and Bactria: The Formation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia, Brill Archive ISBN: 9004086129. )

1. Zeus holding Hecate and a scepter.

2. Divinity with a long coat (himation) with some volume on top of hair, partly folded arms and contrapposto. The attitude is similar to the Buddha of the Bimaran casket
. 3. Hindu god Balarama-Samkarshana with attributes
4. Hindu god Vasudeva-Krishna with attributes

5. Indian goddess Lakshmi.
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CNG Coins Coin from CNG coins. Used with permission (CNG coin [1]).
1st coin: File:Coin of the Bactrian king Agathokles.jpg
2nd coin: File:Agathokles Serie 8 coin portion.jpg (NOTE : This image is NOT in Osmund Bopearachchi, "Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : Catalogue raisonné" Bibliothèque Nationale,1991. ISBN 2-7177-1825-7) !
3rd and 4th coin: File:KINGS of BAKTRIA. Agathokles. Circa 185-170 BC. AR Drachm (3.22 gm, 12h). Bilingual series. BASILEWS AGAQOKLEOUS with Indian god Balarama-Samkarshana.jpg

5th coin: File:Agathocles Lakshmi coin.jpg
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CNG Coins 1st coin: CNG Coins
2nd coin: Osmund Bopearachchi (PD-ART)
3rd and 4th coin: CNG Coins

5th coin:CNG Coins

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