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Coin of the Bactrian King Agathokles circa 180 B, written in Brahmi script, found in Ai-Khanoum. The coin shows Hindu deities: Vasudeva-Krishna and Balarama-Samkarshana. Another, sharper, view of the same collection Obv Balarama-Samkarshana with Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Basileōs Agathokleous). Rev Vāsudeva-Krishna with Brahmi legend:𑀭𑀚𑀦𑁂 𑀅𑀕𑀣𑀼𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀮𑁂𑀬𑁂𑀲 Rajane Agathukleyesa "King Agathocles". These are "the earliest unambiguous images" of these deities.[1][2][3] |
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- ↑ (in English) (1997) Many Heads, Arms, and Eyes: Origin, Meaning, and Form of Multiplicity in Indian Art, Brill, p. 215 ISBN: 978-90-04-10758-8.
- ↑ (in English) (2008) A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, Pearson Education India, pp. 436–438 ISBN: 978-81-317-1120-0.
- ↑ Osmund Bopearachchi, Emergence of Viṣṇu and Śiva Images in India: Numismatic and Sculptural Evidence, 2016.
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