Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 23

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Typological Description

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

  • Authority

  • 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: Horse prancing right
  • TypeSeries: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage

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Subtypes

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Subtype Obverse Reverse Examples of this type
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 23.1
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (orientation: 🠑🠒🠓) [transliteration: basileōs sotēros menandrou ]
  • Type: Head of Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet right
  • Deity: Athena
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨨𐨅𐨣𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨯 (orientation: 🠓🠐🠑) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa menaṃdrasa ]
  • Type: Horse prancing right
  • Symbol (Right Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 182 symbol, consists of Π, Η, Δ, and Τ
objects: 9
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 23.2
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (orientation: 🠑🠒🠓) [transliteration: basileōs sotēros menandrou ]
  • Type: Head of Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet right
  • Deity: Athena
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨨𐨅𐨣𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨯 (orientation: 🠓🠐🠑) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa menaṃdrasa ]
  • Type: Horse prancing right
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 182 symbol, consists of Π, Η, Δ, and Τ
  • Symbol (Right Field): Σ

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Bronze Denomination A of Menander I of Bactria, mid second century BCE 1952.112.194
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
43.68
Bronze Denomination A of Menander I of Bactria, mid second century BCE. 1979.45.109
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
35.45
[Monnaie : Bronze, Incertain, Bactriane, Ménandre I Sôter]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
1970.620
Diameter (in mm)
27
Weight (in gr.)
39.19
[Monnaie : Bronze, Incertain, Bactriane, Ménandre I Sôter]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
1970.607
Diameter (in mm)
28
Weight (in gr.)
40.94
British Museum: 1859,0301.40
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
35.700
British Museum: 1888,1208.313
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
44.010
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR45285
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
28.6
Weight (in gr.)
42.51
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR45286
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
28.8
Weight (in gr.)
42.14
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR45284
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
30.4
Weight (in gr.)
43.87

Quantitative Analysis

Average measurements for this coin type:

Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
28.56
Weight (in gr.)
40.83

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