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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.1

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.1, 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 7.1 g, diameter 20.4 mm.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.1
obverse: Head of Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet right
reverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.1
reverse: Round shield decorated with aegis, gorgoneion in centre
mint — weight 7.08g (5)
ruler Menander I of Bactria diameter ⌀20.4 (2)
denomination Denomination I axis 12↕ (2)
material Bronze technique —
country Roman Provincial dataset BIGR
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet right

reverse

Round shield decorated with aegis, gorgoneion in centre

controlmarks
Monogram 3391 Monogram 3391
specimens (6)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.1, bm
British Museum 5.84g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.1, bm
British Museum 5.96g
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.1, bm
British Museum
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.1, bm
British Museum 8.27g
BnF (BIGR)
BnF (BIGR)

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.1 (bigr.menander_i.21.1), 160–135 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-menander-i-211/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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