
Coins of Menander I Soter
04 November 2023
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Coins of Menander I Soter: Figure 1
Item: | Drachma |
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Issue: | Menander |
Mint: | Unknown |
Material: | Silver |
Diameter: | 17 mm |
Weight: | 2.5 g |
Date: | ca. 160-145 BCE |
Obverse: | Heroic bust of king Menander, his head facing left, wearing a diadem and aegis and holding a spear in his raised right hand, viewed from behind. |
Reverse: | Athena facing left holding a fulmen (thunderbolt) in her raised right hand and a shield in her extended left hand. Kharosthi inscription above and below. |
Inscription: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΕΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Basileos Soteros Menandrou, (=of King Menander Soter). Kharosthi: Maharajasa Iradatasa Menandrasa (=of King Menander the Saviour). |
Accession #: | CM: NUM1994.708 |
Credit: | Copyright Canterbury Museum, Christchurch |
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Coins of Menander I Soter: Figure 2
Item: | Drachma |
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Issue: | Menander of Bactria |
Mint: | Unknown |
Material: | Silver |
Diameter: | 11 mm x 12 mm |
Weight: | 2.43 g |
Date: | ca. 160-140 BCE |
Obverse: | Helmeted head of Menander, Greek inscription circling. |
Reverse: | Athena facing left holding a fulmen (thunderbolt) in her raised right hand and a shield in her extended left hand. Kharosthi inscription above and below. |
Inscription: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΕΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Basileus Soteros Menandrou, (=of King Menander Soter). Kharosthi: Maharajasa Iradatasa Menandrasa (=of King Menander the Saviour). |
Accession #: | JLMC: 180.96.7 |
Credit: | Copyright University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
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Coins of Menander I Soter: Figure 3
Item: | ¼ Stater |
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Issue: | Menander of Bactria |
Mint: | Unknown |
Material: | Silver |
Diameter: | 16.4 mm |
Weight: | 2.4 g |
Date: | ca. 160-140 BCE |
Obverse: | Diademed head of Menander, Greek inscription circling. |
Reverse: | Athena facing left holding a fulmen (thunderbolt) in her raised right hand and a shield in her extended left hand. Kharosthi inscription above and below. |
Inscription: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΕΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Basileos Soteros Menandrou, (=of King Menander Soter). Kharosthi: “Maharajasa Iradatasa Menandrasa” (=of King Menander the Saviour). |
Accession #: | OM: 957 |
Credit: | Copyright Otago Museum, Dunedin |
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