Handbook of
Greek Coins 12: Handbook of Coins of
Baktria and Ancient
India..... $65 with hundreds of coin pictures. The best low cost publication on the
Baktrian series by a country mile. If this doesn't meet your needs then your into slightly more expensive publications such as ANS SNG 9
Graeco-Bactrian and Indo -Greek Coins - highly recommended- more so if you're into the various specific emissions and
mint controls of each
type.
... SNG ANS part 9 at over £1000 is far beyond my budget.
By the way the
price you quote for ANS SNG 9 is at least an order of magnitude higher than the going rate at reputable sellers, so I suggest you look beyond the extortionist rip-off-merchant that quoted you this
price. I bought my copy new a couple of years ago for around $120.
Hoover, Oliver D. Handbook of Coins of
Baktria and Ancient
India, Including Sogdiana, Margiana, Areia, and the Indo-Greek, Indo-Skythian, and Native Indian States South of the Hindu Kush, Fifth Century BC to First Century AD [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 12]. 2013. lxxxiv and 389 numbered pp. Hardbound.
........The latest published volume in the series is Handbook of Coins of
Baktria and Ancient
India, Including Sogdiana, Margiana, Areia, and the Indo-Greek, Indo-Skythian, and Native Indian States South of the Hindu Kush, Fifth Century Centuries BC to First Century AD (Volume 12 in the series). Beginning with the Kingdom of
Baktria, the
catalog covers all the Graeco-Bacrian and Indo-Greek kings. This volume includes the Indo-Skythian rulers and satraps, as well as the local coinages of the region.
The Indian coinages south of the Hindu Kush are also included. While not obviously Greek coinage, these issues were struck in the context of their Greek neighbors and will add further evidence to the complex monetary systems of the region.I have seen the hoover book would this be a good buy, although there seems to be some debate about the bilingual characters given within
Not sure where you got this piece of misinformation, although it is a fact that "debate" (I prefer uncertainty) of some form or other surrounds just about all
Baktrian coins due to the lack of historical documentary records/evidence. Hoover in this volume notes many of the points of recent debate and contention. It is the most up to date of all publications on the
Bactrian series. If you wait until the "debate" on whatever aspect concerns you is resolved you'll never buy a book or become engaged in the debate.... debate is
part of learning and numismatic scholarship and understanding is continually evolving!