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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1, Drachma, Silver, 160–135 BC. Obverse: bust of menander i diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder buste de. Reverse: athena standing right, holding shield horizontically with left arm, throwing thunderbolt with right hand. Weight about 2.4 g, diameter 14.5 mm.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1
obverse: Bust of Menander I diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder Buste de
reverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1
reverse: Athena standing right, holding shield horizontically with left arm, throwing thunderbolt with right hand
mint — weight 2.44g (20)
ruler Menander I of Bactria diameter ⌀14.5 (13)
denomination Drachma axis 10↕ (13)
material Silver technique —
country Roman Provincial dataset BIGR
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Menander I diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder Buste de

reverse

Athena standing right, holding shield horizontically with left arm, throwing thunderbolt with right hand

controlmarks
Monogram 73 Monogram 73
specimens (22)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1, bm
British Museum 2.47g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1, bm
British Museum 2.42g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1, bm
British Museum 2.49g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1, bm
British Museum 2.47g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1, bm
British Museum 2.46g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1, bm
British Museum 2.47g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1, bm
British Museum 2.48g
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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1, bm
British Museum
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1, bm
British Museum
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NNC (DNB) 2.46g ⌀19.5 12↕
NNC (DNB) 2.19g ⌀16.5 12↕
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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 15.1 (bigr.menander_i.15.1), 160–135 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-menander-i-151/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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