Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 19.1, Denomination I, Bronze, 160–135 BC. Obverse: head of athena, wearing crested corinthian helmet right. Reverse: round shield decorated with aegis, gorgoneion in centre. Weight about 8.7 g, diameter 23.2 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 8.67g (3) |
| ruler | Menander I of Bactria | diameter | ⌀23.2 (1) |
| denomination | Denomination I | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Roman Provincial | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet right
reverse
Round shield decorated with aegis, gorgoneion in centre
controlmarks
Monogram 3391
Monogram 3391
specimens (2)
British Museum
8.69g
British Museum
8.13g
Cite this coin
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 19.1 (bigr.menander_i.19.1), 160–135 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-menander-i-191/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA