Ancients: , INDO-GREEK KINGDOMS. Bactria. Menander I Soter (ca. 165/155-130 BC). AR Indic drachm (17mm, 11h). NGC XF, edge filing....
INDO-GREEK KINGDOMS. Bactria. Menander I Soter (ca. 165/155-130 BC). AR Indic drachm (17mm, 11h). NGC XF, edge filing. Indian standard. Uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or Gandhara. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / MENANΔPOY, diademed, draped bust of Menander right, seen from front, wearing broad-brimmed, crested Boeotian helmet with bull horn and ear / Maharajasa tratasara Menamdrasa (Kharosthi), Athena advancing left, seen from behind, aegis shield on left arm, brandishing thunderbolt with right; HΔYT monogram in lower right field. Bopearachchi 16I. HGC 12, 193. From the Forest Wayne Collection. HID10510052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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INDO-GREEK KINGDOMS. Bactria. Menander I Soter (ca. 165/155-130 BC). AR Indic drachm (17mm, 11h). NGC XF, edge filing. Indian standard. Uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or Gandhara. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / MENANΔPOY, diademed, draped bust of Menander right, seen from front, wearing broad-brimmed, crested Boeotian helmet with bull horn and ear / Maharajasa tratasara Menamdrasa (Kharosthi), Athena advancing left, seen from behind, aegis shield on left arm, brandishing thunderbolt with right; HΔYT monogram in lower right field. Bopearachchi 16I. HGC 12, 193. From the Forest Wayne Collection. HID10510052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved