Menandrus   Regnum Bactriae
Μένανδρος   Regnum Bactriae

AR 26

SHH 1765

Mo 160 Mo 270

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9.48 g   24.9-26.2 mm   12:00 o'clock   VF Diademed bust of Menandrus wearing crested helmet right; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ clockwise around, ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ in exergue. Helmeted Athena advancing left, brandishing thunderbolt and holding shield; Karosthi inscription (Maharajasa tradatasa Menadrasa) around; monogramms to left and right in lower field. ? Copenhagen VII --- (latter half of 2nd c. BC); McClean 9712; Mitchiner 217f; Sear Greek 7597 (160-145 BC) 22.7.2002 Staatliche Münzsammlung München, Germany, 29.6.2018