Coin; AR; Drachm; Greek. 2.47 grams, 18 mm. Menander, 160-140 BC. Bactria. Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ, bust l., spear poised. Reverse: Kharosthi inscription. Athena r. hurling thunderbolt; to left, monogram.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Bactria (ancient region)
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity) and Menander I Soter (King of Bactria)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: (yes) and Obverse legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Drachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
160-140 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 18 millimeters and weight 2.47 grams
Loans:
S1981-1982 #37: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (January 11, 1982–January 22, 1982) and S1982-1983 #30: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (February 28, 1983–March 17, 1983)