Description
Indo-Greek Coinage, Menander I (c. 155-130 BCE) – Silver Drachm, weighing 2.30g. Obv: featuring a diademed heroic bust of Menander I, wearing an aegis and holding a spear, facing left. Rev: Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa (of Great King Menander the Savior), depicting Athena Promachos standing right, wielding a thunderbolt and holding an aegis. A monogram appears to the right. The coin was likely minted in the Paropamisadai or Gandhara region. Cataloged in Bopearachchi Series 6, ODH#187, Early issue, Large Flan, Rare