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Chalkous - Menander I
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom |
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| Year | 155 BC - 130 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Elephant head in profile facing right, rendered in bold relief, with a bell suspended from the neck by a strap. The animal's eye and ear are summarily but expressively delineated in the Hellenistic provincial style characteristic of Indo-Greek coinage. A Greek legend runs along the margins of the square flan, surrounding the central device. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A Herakles club depicted upright in the central field, rendered in profile. A bilingual Kharosthi legend surrounds the device along all four sides of the square flan, identifying the issuing authority in the Prakrit language. The bold, deeply struck inscription is characteristic of Menander I's square copper coinage. |
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