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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.3

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.3, 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 9.5 g, diameter 20.8 mm.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.3
obverse: Head of Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet right
mint — weight 9.54g (3)
ruler Menander I of Bactria diameter ⌀20.8 (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 178 Monogram 178
specimens (1)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.3, bm
British Museum 9.35g

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 21.3 (bigr.menander_i.21.3), 160–135 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-menander-i-213/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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