GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Which of the below mentioned Indo- Greek rulers issued coins bearing the figures of Krishna and Balarama?
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Agathocles
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Menander
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Archebius
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Heliocles
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Strato II also issued bronzes and even lead coins of the common type Apollo/tripod.
Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Menander. Menander I Soter was also known as Minedra, Minadra, or Milinda.
Detailed explanation-3: -Indo-Greek coins were of three types: stater (gold), drachm (silver) and copper (chalcon). The front of the coin carried the bust of the ruler in whose name it was issued and the back usually carried the figure of a deity, like Zeus, Apollo, Poseidon etc.
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