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Which of the below mentioned Indo-Greek rulers issued coins bearing the figures of Krishna and Balarama?

  1. A
    Menander
  2. B
    Agathocles
  3. C
    Heliocles
  4. D
    Archebius

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The Indo-Greek King Agathocles () issued unique rectangular bilingual silver coins found at Ai-Khanoum, which prominently bear the earliest known anthropomorphic depictions of Hindu deities: Balarama (holding a Gada/plow) and Krishna (holding a Chakra/vase).

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Which of the below mentioned Indo-Greek rulers issued coins bearing the figures of Krishna and Balarama?
A
Menander
B
Agathocles
C
Heliocles
D
Archebius

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