Menander I Soter (Indo-Greek king of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, 165/155 -130 BC)
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Menander I Soter was an Indo-Greek King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom (165/155 –130 BC) who administered a large empire in the Northwestern regions of the Indian Subcontinent from his capital at Sagala. Menander is noted for having become a patron of Buddhism.
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
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| S 868 - Punjab (uncertain mint) (Menander), gold, staters (155-130 BCE) | Gold | 197,652 kg |
Overstriking coins
| Item | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety |
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| 18629 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Menander I) (tetradrachm Menander/Athena) over Zoilus I (Zoilus/Heracles) (MacDonald coll., 148) | 
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Silver | 155 BC JL | 
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| 3112 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Menander I) (drachma Menander/Nike) over uncertain type (Künker 226, March 2013, 633) | 
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Silver | 155 BC JL | |
| 2636 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Menander I) (AE bull/tripod) over Menander I (Menander I/dolphin) (Triton, VIII, Jan. 2005, 658) | 
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Bronze | 155 BC JL | 
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| 19239 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Menander I) (drachm) over Zoilus I (Zoilus I/Heracles) (CNG 37, March 1996, 825) | _(Menander_I).jpg){kind=small}
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Bronze | 155 BC JL | 
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| 3368 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II) (AE Zeus/elephant) over Strato I (Heracles/Nike) (CNG, 72, June 2006, 1046) | _(Heliocles_II).jpg)
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Bronze | 91 BC JL | 
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Overstruck coins
| Item | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2636 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Menander I) (AE bull/tripod) over Menander I (Menander I/dolphin) (Triton, VIII, Jan. 2005, 658) |
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Bronze | 155 BC JL |
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| 2800 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Agathocleia/Strato I) (AE Athena/Heracles) over Menander I (boar/palm) (Bopearachchi 2008, 2) | 
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Bronze | 110 BC JL | _(Agathocleia-Strato_I).png){kind=small}
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Menander I of Bactria 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | menander_i_bactria |
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Literature
- Mitchiner 1975 (5 mentions)
- Bopearachchi 1991 (5 mentions)
- HGC 12 (5 mentions)
- Senior 2004a (1 mentions)
- Bordeaux 2018 (1 mentions)
