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Coin of Menander Icirca 155-130 B.C.

Not on view
Ancient silver coin with a helmeted bust in left-facing profile, surrounded by raised Greek inscriptions reading ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ and ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ, with green and brown patina
Silver coin with irregular flan, darkened with patches of green patina; standing robed figure at center holding objects aloft, flanked by a wheel symbol at lower left; encircled by Kharosthi script inscription.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Coin of Menander I
Place Made
India
Date Made
circa 155-130 B.C.
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold and Justin Dart
Accession Number
M.84.110.6
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1986.