Editing Demetrius I of Bactria (section)

==Coinage==
[[File:Demetrios I elephant and Nike.jpg|thumb|Coin of Demetrius I showing an Indian elephant walking on the obverse, and the winged goddess [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] on the reverse. Greek inscription reads: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, "Of King Demetrius".|280x280px]]
The coins of Demetrius are of five types. One bilingual type with [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[Kharoshthi]] legends exists; it is naturally associated with the Indian [[Demetrius II of India|Demetrius II]]. A series with the king in diadem are likely to be early issues of Demetrius I.

There is also one series representing a [[Gorgon]] shield on the obverse and a trident on the reverse.
There are also three types depicting elephants. The first type shows Demetrius (I) with elephant-crown, a well-known symbol of India, which simply denotes his conquests in India, as [[Alexander the Great]] had also done on his coinage before. One type represents an elephant with [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] on the other side holding a wreath of victory. This sort of symbolism can be seen on the reverse of the coins of [[Antialcidas]] in which Nike (supported by [[Zeus]]) directly hands the victory wreath to the elephant on the same coin face.[[File:Taxila single dye coin.jpg |thumb|[[Taxila]] single-die coin with [[Lakshmi]] and [[arched-hill symbol]] (185–160 BC).|210x210px]]
===Indian coinage in Gandhara (after 185 BC)===
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The year 186 BC, with the invasion of the Greco-Bactrians into India, marks an evolution in the design of single-die cast coins in the coinage of Gandhara, as deities and realistic animals were introduced. At the same time coinage technology also evolved, as double-die coins (engraved on both sides, obverse and reverse) started to appear. The archaeological excavations of coins have shown that these coins, as well as the new double die coins, were contemporary with those of the [[Indo-Greeks]].<ref name="Jain">Ancient Indian Coinage, Rekha Jain, D.K.Printworld Ltd, p.114</ref> According to [[Osmund Bopearachchi]] these coins, and particularly those depicting the goddess [[Lakshmi]], were probably minted by Demetrius I following his invasion of Gandhara.<ref name="Bopearachchi">[[Osmund Bopearachchi]], 2016, [https://www.academia.edu/25807197/Emergence_of_Vi%E1%B9%A3%E1%B9%87u_and_%C5%9Aiva_Images_in_India_Numismatic_and_Sculptural_Evidence Emergence of Viṣṇu and Śiva Images in India: Numismatic and Sculptural Evidence]</ref>