Pantaleon

Pantaleon was an Indo - Greek king, whose reign is recognized around 190-180 BC. He was a younger contemporary of Demetrius I or even reigned as his successor. His dominions included Gandhara and Arachosia probably mainly. He was the first Greek ruler who minted coins Indian. A special feature of some coins is its material. They consist of a copper - nickel compound. Nickel is known in the West only since the 18th century, but it was with the so composed at that time been in China, obviously connections.