Bronze Denomination J of Menander I of Bactria, mid second century BCE 1944.100.74683

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 8.71
• Shape: Square

Typological Description

Source: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 31.9

• Object Type: Coin
• Date: mid second century BCE
• Denomination: Denomination J
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze
• Shape: Rectangle

• Authority

  • Authority: Menander I of Bactria
  • • State: Kingdom of Bactria
    • State: Indo-Greek Kingdoms

• Obverse

  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (orientation: 🠑🠒🠓) [transliteration: basileōs sotēros menandrou ]
  • Type: Head of Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet right
  • Deity: Athena

• Reverse

  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨨𐨅𐨣𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨯 (orientation: 🠓🠐🠑) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa menaṃdrasa ]
  • Type: Nike walking right, holding wreath in outstretched right hand, palm branch in left
  • Symbol (RightField): Bopearachchi Monogram 265 , consists of Η and Λ
  • Deity: Nike
• TypeSeries: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage

References

• Reference: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 31.9
• Reference: Bop 32.G

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1944.100.74683
• Department: Greek
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Bequest of E.T. Newell
  • ETN; St. Louis Stamp and Coin Co., June 1927

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States