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Tetradrachm - Menander I
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 160 BC - 130 BC |
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| Diameter | 35 mm |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of King Menander I facing right, wearing a crested Boeotian helmet adorned with a diadem, with the effigy rendered in fine Hellenistic style showing idealised royal portraiture. The king's military attire is visible at the truncation, conveying a martial character befitting his epithet Soter. The portrait is set within a beaded border, and the surrounding Greek legend reads BASILEOS SOTEROS MENANDROU, identifying the king as the Saviour King Menander. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Alkidemos advancing left in dynamic posture, her left arm extended and bearing a round shield decorated with an aegis, while her right hand brandishes a thunderbolt. The goddess is depicted in the Macedonian martial tradition, reflecting the Hellenistic artistic canon. A monogram appears in the inner left field, and Kharosthi script legends and symbols are distributed around the field, providing the bilingual character typical of Indo-Greek coinage. The composition conveys vigour and divine authority. |
| Reverse script | Greek, Kharosthi |
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