Details
LOT 3021
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I Soter AR Drachm. Circa 155-130 BC.
BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, diademed and draped bust to right / 'Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa' (Of the Great King Menander the Savior) in Kharosthi, Athena Alkidemos standing to left, wielding thunderbolt and shield; monogram of AY to left. Bopearachchi 13A; Mitchiner 215t; SNG ANS 771-3; HGC 12, 191. Near Extremely Fine.(2.47gr, 17mm, 11h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 86, 17 December 2023, lot 84 (dealer's ticket included).
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