Full Description:
Indo Greeks, Menander I (155-130 BC), Silver Tetradrachma, Obv: a diademed, helmeted bust of the king, facing right, Greek legend "BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / MENANΔPOY" “Basileos Soteros Menandrou” (…of king Menander, the Saviour) around the field, Rev: an upright Athena Alkidemos, facing left and seen from behind, holding a shield horizontally with her outstretched left arm and hurling a thunderbolt with her right hand, Pushkalavati monogram on the right field and a discontinuous Kharoshthi legend "Maharajasa tratarasa / (menamdra)sa" (Great King and Savior, Menander) around the field, 9.62g, 24.05mm, (Mitch. ACW # 1777), choice very fine, Very Rare.
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