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<p>[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 2538340, member: 74712"]While I do have another Meander coin which fulfilled the purpose of owning a Bactrian coin, this other guy popped up relatively cheap at an auction, and I enjoyed the clear features of the elephant (and the bell! I was to know why he has a bell!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]543557[/ATTACH] </p><p>Kingdom of Bactria</p><p>Menander I Soter, r. c. 165/55-130 B.C.</p><p>AE Square Chalkos, 13.13 x 13.34 mm x 2.3 grams</p><p>Obv.: BASILEWS SWTHR MENANDROU around Elephant head right with trunk raised, wearing bell around neck</p><p>Rev.: Kharosthi around Club of Herakles; monogram to left, A to right</p><p>Ref.: Bopearachchi 28E, HGC 12, 197</p><p><br /></p><p>Love the Milan coin! I had actually been looking at sow thing similar, but grabbed a different coin which is en-route now...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 2538340, member: 74712"]While I do have another Meander coin which fulfilled the purpose of owning a Bactrian coin, this other guy popped up relatively cheap at an auction, and I enjoyed the clear features of the elephant (and the bell! I was to know why he has a bell!) [ATTACH=full]543557[/ATTACH] Kingdom of Bactria Menander I Soter, r. c. 165/55-130 B.C. AE Square Chalkos, 13.13 x 13.34 mm x 2.3 grams Obv.: BASILEWS SWTHR MENANDROU around Elephant head right with trunk raised, wearing bell around neck Rev.: Kharosthi around Club of Herakles; monogram to left, A to right Ref.: Bopearachchi 28E, HGC 12, 197 Love the Milan coin! I had actually been looking at sow thing similar, but grabbed a different coin which is en-route now...[/QUOTE]
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