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| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 352 | Auction date: 4 March 2026 |
| Lot number: 2233 Price realized: 300 GBP (Approx. 401 USD / 344 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancient Coins from Various Properties Kingdom of Baktria, Menander Soter (155-130), Drachm, draped bust right wearing cavalry helmet decorated with royal diadem, βασιλεωσ σωτηποσ μενανδρου around, rev. Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield and brandishing thunderbolt, monogram in field, 2.37g/12h (Bopearachchi 16D). Almost extremely fine, attractive dark tone with iridescent highlights £90-£120 |  |
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| Coins.ee OY > Auction 72 | Auction date: 23 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 16 Price realized: 35 EUR (Approx. 41 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancient - Oriental Baktria, Indo-Greek Kingdom AR Drachm ND, NM - Menander I Soter (c. 155-130 BC)2.45g. 18mm.VF/VF. Uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or Gandhara. Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Menander right; "BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPoΣ - MENANΔPoY". Rev.: Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield and thunderbolt; monogram to right; "Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa" in Kharosthi. Bopearachchi Serie 13N; HGC 12, 191.Issue of interest to collectors of coins of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Starting price: 1 EUR |  |
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| Coins.ee OY > Auction 72 | Auction date: 23 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 15 Price realized: 26 EUR (Approx. 30 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancient - Oriental Baktria, Indo-Greek Kingdom AR Drachm ND, NM - Menander I Soter (c. 155-130 BC)2.36g. 18mm. VF/XF. Uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or Gandhara. Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Menander to right; "BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPoΣ - MENANΔPoY". Rev.: Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield and thunderbolt; monogram to right; "Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa" in Kharosthi. Bopearachchi Serie 13 O; HGC 12, 191. Starting price: 20 EUR |  |
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| VAuctions > NBJ Auction 19 | Auction date: 2 September 2026 |
| Lot number: 59 Price realized: 75 USD (Approx. 65 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Indo-Greek Kingdom: Menander I Soter. Circa 155-130 BC. AR Drachm. Diademed bust left, seen from behind, wearing aegis and brandishing spear. // Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield and thunderbolt, monogram to right. Toned. (2.26gm, 17mm), Good Very Fine. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
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| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 328 | Silver | Auction date: 14 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 134 Price realized: 60 EUR (Approx. 69 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Bactria. Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or Gadhara. Menander I Soter 155-130 BC. Drachm AR 17 mm, 2,33 g BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Menander to right, wearing crested helmet covered with pelt of scales and adorned with head of wing / Indian inscription, Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield decorated with aegis and hurling thunderbolt, in right field, monogram. Very Fine HGC 12, 193. Starting price: 50 EUR |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Keystone Auction 17 | Auction date: 22 July 2026 |
| Lot number: 58 Price realized: 1,100 USD (Approx. 964 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Menander I Soter. Circa 155-130 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 9.80 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with pelt, wing, and gorgoneion / Athena Alkidemos advancing left; Σ and monogram flanking. Bopearachchi 15B; SNG ANS 850-3; HGC 12, 182. Toned, small obverse die break, small reverse lamination. Good VF. From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Heritage 3016 (14 April 2016), lot 29166. Menander I Soter, known as Melinda in Indian lore, is likely the most famous Greek ruler of the far east, and is the only one whose reign left an indelible imprint on Indian historical traditions. His reign overlapped and extended beyond that of Eukratides I Megas in Baktria, apparently beginning circa 155 BC in the northern Punjab. His was reputedly born near Sagala (modern Sialkot, Pakistan) and later made that city his capital. How he rose to power is unrecorded, but he successfully resisted the efforts of Eukratides to invade and absorb this region in about 150 BC. When Eukratides was assassinated in 145 BC, Menander counter-invaded and seized all of that king's Indian possessions. Ultimately he ruled a large swath of northern India that extended as far south as the Hindu holy city of Mathura. An enduring tradition paints Menander as a convert to Buddhism, and a long conversation between the king and a Buddhist sage named Nagasena is recorded in a text called the Melinda Panha ("Questions of Melinda"). He is described as "learned, eloquent, wise, and able, and a faithful observer... of all the various acts of devotion and ceremony" required by the faith. "Many were the arts and sciences he knew... as a disputant he was hard to equal, harder still to overcome." It concludes, "as in wisdom so in strength of body, swiftness, and valour there was found none equal to Milinda in all India. He was rich too, mighty in wealth and prosperity, and the number of his armed hosts knew no end." Estimate: 300 USD |  |
