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Drachm - Menander I
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom |
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| Year | 155 BC - 130 BC |
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| Diameter | 16.5 mm |
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| Reverse script | Kharosthi |
| Reverse lettering | 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨪𐨟𐨯 𐨨𐨯𐨡𐨪𐨯 |
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Menander I — known in Buddhist texts as Milinda — is the only Indo-Greek king whose reign is documented in both Greek and Indian literary traditions. The *Milindapanha*, a Pali philosophical dialogue, records his debates with the monk Nagasena and suggests he converted to Buddhism, an extraordinary claim for a Bactrian Greek ruler. Whether genuine conversion or political accommodation remains unresolved, but his kingdom was the most extensive any Indo-Greek ruler achieved, pushing deep into the subcontinent well beyond the Indus.
His coinage is the most prolific of any Indo-Greek king, which itself reflects the scale of his administration.