Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c15.168

c15.168

It is doubtful whether Alexander as conqueror had issued any money of his own in India. Some coins bearing the name of Alexander have been classed as Indian, of which the best example is a bronze piece. But it is doubtful whether their provenance is India. Even a number of silver *tetradrachms* showing Zeus and eagle and the significant satrapal tiara which were found at Rawalpindi were of Central Asian origin. The later issues of these coins were those of Antiochus I who had no connection with India after the defeat of his predecessor, Seleukos, by Chandragupta Maurya.