Ancient - Greek BACTRIA: Telephos, ca. 75-70 BC, AE square unit (8.63g), Bop-3A, Zeus enthroned slightly left, extending hand // bearded Brahmin ascetic seated right on low rocky surface, rough branch over his shoulder, warming his hands over small fire, bold VF-XF, RR, ex Wilfried Pieper Collection. Iconographically a most interesting link to the Hindu world with the unusual depiction of an Indian Brahmin ascetic!
