Apollodotus II is known for issuing bilingual coins with Greek and Kharosthi (script) inscriptions called drachmas, which had ...

Excavations in Vadnagar, Gujarat, revealed coin moulds used for creating replicas of Indo-Greek coins, indicating the town's ...

Vadnagar in Gujarat holds historical surprises. Excavations from 2014 to 2024 revealed coin moulds of Indo-Greek king Apollodotus II. These moulds dated centuries after the coins were minted. Experts ...

Greece and Italy Strengthen Cultural Ties with Return of Ancient Coins Greece and Italy strengthen cultural ties with the ...

Nearly 1,500 years ago, inhabitants of Vadnagar town in present-day Gujarat began “reproducing” a popular coin of an Indo-Greek ruler using terracotta moulds, replacing the original die-struck coins ...

Ahmedabad: During the excavation at Vadnagar, which lasted for a decade from 2014 to 2024, one of the finds that surprised ...

Archaeologists uncovered the ancient Greek agora of Hyllarima in Turkey, revealing ancient Hellenistic shops and public ...

Unlike die-struck originals, these moulds suggest a casting method, likely driven by the Drachma’s enduring trade value along ...

In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Ancient Civilizations series, we explore primary sources to understand how Greeks ...

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Greece is finding international allies in its ongoing fight to win back the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum in ...