INDO-GREEK KINGDOMS. Bactria. Menander I Soter (ca. 155-130 BC). AR Indic drachm

INDO-GREEK KINGDOMS. Bactria. Menander I Soter (ca. 155-130 BC). AR Indic drachm

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(17.53mm, 2.41 g). Uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or Gandhara. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ-MENANΔPOY, diademed, heroically nude bust of Menander left, seen from behind, aegis over left shoulder, hurling javelin with right hand / Maharajasa tratasara Menamdrasa (Kharosthi), Athena standing facing, head right, aegis on extended left arm, brandishing thunderbolt with right hand; monogram in left field. HGC 12, 188. Bopearachchi 6a. Sear 7604. VF.