Drachm - Menander I

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.