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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 4.3

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 4.3, 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 2.5 g, diameter 17.0 mm.
obverse Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 4.3
obverse: Bust of Menander I diademed, seen from behind, throwing spear with right arm, aegis over left shoulder Buste de
mint — weight 2.46g (2)
ruler Menander I of Bactria diameter ⌀17.0 (1)
denomination Drachma axis ↕ (0)
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 3391 Monogram 3391
specimens (2)
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 4.3, bm
British Museum 2.46g ⌀17.0
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 4.3, bm
British Museum 2.46g

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Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 4.3 (bigr.menander_i.4.3), 160–135 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/bactrian-and-indo-greek-coinage-menander-i-43-2/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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