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Coins of Menander I Soter

04 November 2023
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Coins of Menander I Soter: Figure 1
Item:Drachma
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
Obverse:
Heroic bust of King Menander
Reverse:
Athena holding a fulmen
Coins of Menander I Soter: Figure 2
Item:Drachma
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
Obverse:
Helmeted head of Menander
Reverse:
Athena holding a fulmen
Coins of Menander I Soter: Figure 3
Item:¼ Stater
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
Obverse:
Diademed head of menander
Reverse:
Athena holding a fulmen
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