Lot 35
Ancient, Indo-Greeks, Menander I, Silver Drachm
Auction # 8 Lucknow ( Floor & Realtime Online Auction )
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 2000 - 3000
- Price Realised -
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Auction Completed!
- Catalog Reference #
- Bop & Rahman # 314-317
- Metal Composition
- Silver
- Lot Grade/Condition
- very fine
- Diameter
- 16.87 mm
- Weight
- 2.38 gms
- Denomination
- Drachm
- Calendar/Year
- c. 160-145 BC
Ancient, Indo-Greeks, Menander I, (c. 160-145 BC), Silver Drachm, 2.38 gms, 16.87 mm, Obv: diademed bust to left seen from behind, wearing aegis and brandishing spear with Greek legend around ‘BASI?EOS SOTHPOS MENAN?POY’, Rev: Athena Alkidemos advancing right, holding shield and thunderbolt with Kharoshthi legend around, monogram to right,around Kharoshthi legend ‘MaharajasaTratarasa / Menamdrasa‘, Bop & Rahman # 314-317, very fine, very scarce.