Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 27

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Typological Description

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

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (orientation: 🠑🠒🠓) [transliteration: basileōs sotēros menandrou ]
    • Type: Bull's head facing

  • Reverse

    • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨨𐨅𐨣𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨯 (orientation: 🠓🠐🠑) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa menaṃdrasa ]
    • Type: Tripod
  • 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 27.1
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (orientation: 🠑🠒🠓) [transliteration: basileōs sotēros menandrou ]
  • Type: Bull's head facing
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨨𐨅𐨣𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨯 (orientation: 🠓🠐🠑) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa menaṃdrasa ]
  • Type: Tripod
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 63 symbol, consists of Κ, Ρ, and Δ
objects: 8
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 27.2
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (orientation: 🠑🠒🠓) [transliteration: basileōs sotēros menandrou ]
  • Type: Bull's head facing
  • Symbol: Α
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨨𐨅𐨣𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨯 (orientation: 🠓🠐🠑) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa menaṃdrasa ]
  • Type: Tripod
  • Symbol (Left Field): Kharoshthi 74 symbol - symbol, represents 𐨨
  • Symbol (Right Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 182 symbol, consists of Π, Η, Δ, and Τ
objects: 12
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Menander I 27.3
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (orientation: 🠑🠒🠓) [transliteration: basileōs sotēros menandrou ]
  • Type: Bull's head facing
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨨𐨅𐨣𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨯 (orientation: 🠓🠐🠑) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa menaṃdrasa ]
  • Type: Tripod
  • Symbol (Right Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 182 symbol, consists of Π, Η, Δ, and Τ
object: 1

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Bronze Denomination C of Menander I of Bactria, Bactria, 155 BCE–130 BCE. 1944.100.74670
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
21.46
Bronze Denomination C of Menander I of Bactria, Bactria, 155 BCE–130 BCE. 1979.45.110
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
20.04
Bronze Denomination C of Menander I of Bactria, Bactria, 155 BCE–130 BCE. 1979.45.111
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
20.39
Bronze Denomination C of Menander I of Bactria, Bactria, 160 BCE–145 BCE. 1995.51.135
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
26.0
Weight (in gr.)
20.36
[Monnaie : Bronze, Incertain, Bactriane, Ménandre I Sôter]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
R 3681.447
Diameter (in mm)
20
Weight (in gr.)
20.91
[Monnaie : Bronze, Incertain, Bactriane, Ménandre I Sôter]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
R 3681.448
Diameter (in mm)
20
Weight (in gr.)
20.94
[Monnaie : Bronze, Incertain, Bactriane, Ménandre I Sôter]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
1974.412
Diameter (in mm)
22
Weight (in gr.)
19.61
[Monnaie : Bronze, Incertain, Bactriane, Ménandre I Sôter]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
E 2772
Diameter (in mm)
23
Weight (in gr.)
20.17
[Monnaie : Bronze, Incertain, Bactriane, Ménandre I Sôter]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
R 3681.446
Diameter (in mm)
23
Weight (in gr.)
23.20
British Museum: 1860,1226.50
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
19.840
British Museum: 1844,0916.2
Collection
British Museum
British Museum: 1859,0301.41
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
20.450
British Museum: 1888,1208.322
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
19.710
British Museum: 1859,0301.43
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
14.790
British Museum: 1859,0301.42
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
20.000
British Museum: 1888,1208.323
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
19.720
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR45310
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
21.5
Weight (in gr.)
9.84
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR45312
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
22.3
Weight (in gr.)
18.89
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR45309
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
22.5
Weight (in gr.)
20.17
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR45311
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
25.4
Weight (in gr.)
21.52
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR45313
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
25.4
Weight (in gr.)
20.23
Baktrische Könige: Menandros I. ca. 165/155-130 v. Chr.
Collection
Archäologisches Museum der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität
Identifier
ID3294
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
23
Weight (in gr.)
21.50

Quantitative Analysis

Average measurements for this coin type:

Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
22.84
Weight (in gr.)
19.7

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