Monday, August 16, 2010

Indo-Greek: Menander I (155-130 BC), AR Bilingual Drachm, Pushkalavati mint

Info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menander_I
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushkalavati

Mass=2.2 g

Obverse Diademed bust left, holding spear; Greek legend, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Of Saviour King Menander)
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Reverse Athena advancing right, holding thunderbolt and shield; Karosthi legend Maharaja Tratasa Menadrasa (Of the King, the Saviour, Menander); monogram left
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