Antialkidas, 115-95 BC, Drachm

Antialkidas, drachm, AR, reign circa 115–95 BC, uncertain mint, 2.48 g, 17 mm. Obverse with diademed and draped bust of King Antialkidas to right; Greek legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHΦOΡOΥ ANTIAΛKIΔOΥ around. Reverse with Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club and lion skin; Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa Jayadarasa Antialkidasa in field. Well-centred for the type, with clear legends on both sides and lightly toned surfaces. Bopearachchi 12C.

Antialkidas belongs to the Indo-Greek kings who maintained Hellenistic royal imagery and Greek titulature while issuing bilingual coinage for circulation in the northwestern Indian subcontinent; the pairing of Greek and Kharoshthi legends reflects administrative accommodation of multiple language communities and provides primary evidence for political authority, iconographic continuity from the Hellenistic world, and monetary integration across regions influenced by both Greek and local traditions.