Ancients: , INDO-GREEK KINGDOMS. Bactria. Menander I Soter (ca. 165/155-130 BC). AR Indic drachm (17mm, 2.48 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 5/5....
INDO-GREEK KINGDOMS. Bactria. Menander I Soter (ca. 165/155-130 BC). AR Indic drachm (17mm, 2.48 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 5/5. 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; KAP monogram in lower right field. Bopearachchi 16E. HGC 12, 193. A handsome iridescent piece. Ex Richard McAlee Collection; Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 411 (13 December 2017), lot 265. 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, 2.48 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 5/5. 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; KAP monogram in lower right field. Bopearachchi 16E. HGC 12, 193. A handsome iridescent piece. Ex Richard McAlee Collection; Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 411 (13 December 2017), lot 265. HID10510052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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