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Born to fly by sara evans cover bev marchylle pantaleon
Pantaleon (Greek: Πανταλέων) was a Greek king who reigned some time between 190–180 BCE in Bactria and India. He was a younger contemporary or successor of the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius, and is sometimes believed to have been his brother and/or subking.
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- Born to fly by sara evans cover bev marchylle pantaleon
- Staffados en plaza san pantaleon el ojo del huracan born to be wild 30 06 13
- Copper Nickel coinage
- Bilingual Indian standard coinage
- References
The limited size of his coinage indicates a short reign. Known evidence suggests that he was replaced by his (probable) brother or son Agathocles, by whom he was commemorated on a "pedigree" coin.
Staffados en plaza san pantaleon el ojo del huracan born to be wild 30 06 13
Copper-Nickel coinage
Some of his coins (as well as those of Agathocles and Euthydemus II) have another surprising characteristic: they are made of copper-nickel alloy, a technology that would not be developed in the West until the 18th century, but was known by the Chinese at the time. This suggests that exchanges of the metallic alloy or technicians happened between China and the region of Bactria.
Bilingual Indian-standard coinage
He was the first Greek king to strike Indian coins, peculiar irregular bronzes representation a lion with a dancing Indian woman, probably Goddess Lakshmi (a type also known in the Post-Mauryan coinage of Gandhara), which suggests he had his base in Arachosia and Gandhara and wanted support from the native population.