Menander I Soter AR Drachm. VF. Kingdom of Bactria. 155-130 BC.
Indo-Greek Kingdoms. Bactria. Menander I Soter (ca. 155-130 BC). AR Indic drachm (18mm, 2.37 gm, 12h). VF, porosity. Uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or Gandhara. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ-MENANΔPOY, diademed, draped bust of Menander right, wearing broad-brimmed, crested helmet with bull's horn and ear / Maharajasa tratasara Menamdrasa (Kharosthi), Athena advancing left, aegis on extended left arm, brandishing thunderbolt with right hand; monogram in right field. HGC 12, 193. Bopearachchi 16C