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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Greek Coins| ▸ |Hellenistic Monarchies| ▸ |Indo-Greek Kingdoms||View Options:   | | | Alexander's successors in India became increasingly isolated and eventually became an island of Hellenic people, completely cut off from their western kinsman. Surrounded on all sides, they succumbed to the superior numbers of local people and disappeared from history. |
GS80370. Silver drachm, SGCV II 7629, SNG Cop 318 ff., SNG ANS 1078, VF, weight 2.443 g, maximum diameter 16.0 mm, die axis 315o, obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHΦOPOY ANTIAΛKIΔOY, diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia; reverse Kharosthi legend around, Zeus Nikator enthroned half left, Nike in right hand, scepter in left hand, elephant forepart at feet,
(Kharosthi monogram) under throne; SOLDIndo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I Soter, c. 155 - 130 B.C.
Menander was in charge of the eastern Baktria, including modern Punjab and perhaps other regions deeper into Indian land. He expanded his influence further more into India where he is mentioned in several sources such as Milindanpanha and Mahavamsa, and an inscription on a reliquary. The tradition maintains that he was a wise and powerful King and that he converted to Buddhism. This is further evidenced by his later coin legends which translate to "follower of the Dharma."
Click here to see an Indian| sculpture of a possible Greek| King.SH58759. Silver drachm, SNG ANS 733, Mitchiner IGIS 224e, Bopearachchi Smithsonian 68, Bopearachchi 7B, SNG Cop 301, HGC 12 188 (S), aEF, old cabinet toning, weight 2.397 g, maximum diameter 17.0 mm, die axis 0o, Paropamisadai or Gandhara, uncertain mint, c. 155 - 130 B.C.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, diademed heroic bust left, seen from behind, wearing aegis over shoulder, brandishing spear in right hand; reverse Kharosthi legend: maharaja tratasa Menadrasa (of Great King Menander the Savior), Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, sloping shield on left arm, Kharosthi monogram lower right; Mitchiner IGIS 224e,; scarce; SOLD
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Antimachos II Nikephoros, c. 174 - 165 B.C.
Antimachus II Nikephoros "The Victorious" ruled a vast territory from the Hindu-Kush to the Punjab. He was the son of Antimachus I and probably fought with King Eucratides I, who dethroned his father in Bactria.
Bopearachchi originally dated Antimachus II to 160 - 155 B.C. on numismatic evidence, but revised this to 174-165 B.C. after a unique preserved tax-receipt was revealed to synchronise his reign with that of his father Antimachus I. See J. R. Rea, Senior, R. C. and Hollis, A. S., "A tax receipt from Hellenistic Bactria," Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 104 (1994). Senior proposed that "Antimachus II" coins should perhaps be attributed as Indian issues of Antimachus I, but this seems unlikely due to the different epithets and coin types.GS58768. Silver drachm, Indian-standard; Mitchiner IGIS 135a, SNG ANS 414 - 419, Bopearachchi 1F, Mitchiner ACW 1672, SNG Cop 352 var. (monogram), nice VF, old cabinet toning, weight 2.448 g, maximum diameter 16.4 mm, die axis 0o, Pushkalavati(?) mint, obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHΦOPOY ANTIMANTXOY, Nike advancing left, palm in right, filleted wreath behind in left,
(Kharosthi monogram) lower left; reverse Kharosthi legend: maharajasa jayadharasa Amtimakasa, king in armor on horseback riding right, cloak flying behind; SOLDIndo-Greek Kingdom, Menander, c. 155 - 130 B.C.
Menander was in charge of the eastern Baktria, including modern Punjab and perhaps other regions deeper into Indian land. He expanded his influence further more into India where he is mentioned in several sources such as Milindanpanha and Mahavamsa, and an inscription on a reliquary. The tradition maintains that he was a wise and powerful King and that he converted to Buddhism. This is further evidenced by his later coin legends which translate to "follower of the Dharma."
Click here to see an Indian| sculpture of a possible Greek| King.WA77216. Silver drachm, Mitchiner IGIS II 215f, Bopearachchi 13O, Bopearachchi Smithsonian 91, SNG ANS 808, SNG Cop 290, HGC 12 191, gVF, dark toning, marks and scratches, porosity, reverse slightly off center, weight 2.390 g, maximum diameter 17.5 mm, die axis 0o, Paropamisadai or Gandhara, uncertain mint, c. 155 - 130 B.C.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, diademed and draped bust right; reverse Kharosthi legend: maharaja tratasa Menadrasa (of Great King Menander the Savior), Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, shield on left arm,
(Kharosthi monogram) right; SOLDIndo-Greek Kingdom, Antimachos II Nikephoros, c. 174 - 165 B.C.
Antimachus II Nikephoros "The Victorious" ruled a vast territory from the Hindu-Kush to the Punjab. He was the son of Antimachus I and probably fought with King Eucratides I, who dethroned his father in Bactria.
Bopearachchi originally dated Antimachus II to 160 - 155 B.C. on numismatic evidence, but revised this to 174-165 B.C. after a unique preserved tax-receipt was revealed to synchronize his reign with that of his father Antimachus I. See J. R. Rea, Senior, R. C. and Hollis, A. S., "A tax receipt from Hellenistic Bactria," Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 104 (1994). Senior proposed that "Antimachus II" coins should perhaps be attributed as Indian issues of Antimachus I, but this seems unlikely due to the different epithets and coin types.WA110119. Silver drachm, Indian-standard; Mitchiner IGIS 135d, SNG ANS 399, Bopearachchi 1C, Mitchiner ACW 1674, SNG Cop 349, VF, near centered, attractive toning, reverse die wear, weight 2.404 g, maximum diameter 17.5 mm, die axis 0o, Taxila(?) mint, c. 174 - 165 B.C.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHΦOPOY ANTIMAXOY, Nike advancing left, palm in right, filleted wreath behind in left, MYH monogram lower left; reverse Kharosthi legend: maharajasa jayadharasa Amtimakasa, king in armor on horseback riding right, cloak flying behind; SOLD
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I Soter, c. 155 - 130 B.C.
Menander is the most important Greek king who ruled in India and the only Greek king mentioned in Indian literature. Tradition maintains he was a wise and powerful King, who converted to Buddhism. This is further evidenced by his later coin legends which translate, "follower of the Dharma."GS58756. Silver drachm, SNG ANS 879, Mitchiner IGIS 218c, Bopearachchi Smithsonian 124, Bopearachchi 16I, HGC 12 193, SNG Cop -, VF, old cabinet toning, weight 2.420 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 0o, Paropamisadai or Gandhara, uncertain mint, c. 155 - 130 B.C.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, draped bust right, wearing diadem and crested helmet ornamented with bull's horn and ear; reverse Kharosthi legend: Maharajasa Tratarasa Menadrasa, Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, shield on left arm,
(Kharosthi monogram) right; ex Seaby 5/12/1962; SOLDIndo-Greek Kingdom, Menander, c. 155 - 130 B.C.
Menander was in charge of the eastern Baktria, including modern Punjab and perhaps other regions deeper into Indian land. He expanded his influence further more into India where he is mentioned in several sources such as Milindanpanha and Mahavamsa, and an inscription on a reliquary. The tradition maintains that he was a wise and powerful King and that he converted to Buddhism. This is further evidenced by his later coin legends which translate to "follower of the Dharma."
Click here to see an Indian| sculpture of a possible Greek| King.WA20275. Silver drachm, SNG ANS 879, Bopearachchi Smithsonian 124, Bopearachchi 16I, Mitchiner IGIS 218c, HGC 12 193, SNG Cop -, EF, weight 2.400 g, maximum diameter 17.5 mm, die axis 0o, Paropamisadai or Gandhara, uncertain mint, c. 155 - 130 B.C.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, draped bust right, wearing diadem and crested helmet ornamented with bull's horn and ear; reverse Kharosthi legend: maharaja tratasa Menadrasa (of Great King Menander the Savior), Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, shield on left arm, Kharosthi monogram lower right; SOLD
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I Soter, c. 155 - 130 B.C.
Menander is the most important Greek king who ruled in India and the only Greek king mentioned in Indian literature. Tradition maintains he was a wise and powerful King, who converted to Buddhism. This is further evidenced by his later coin legends which translate, "follower of the Dharma."GS59459. Silver drachm, SNG ANS 750, Mitchiner IGIS 224f, Bopearachchi Smithsonian 77, Bopearachchi 9C, SNG Cop 302 HGC 12 189 (R1), gVF, toned, weight 2.476 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 0o, Paropamisadai or Gandhara, uncertain mint, c. 155 - 130 B.C.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, diademed heroic bust left, seen from behind, wearing aegis, thrusting with spear with right; reverse Kharosthi legend: maharaja tratasa Menadrasa (of Great King Menander the Savior), Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, shield on left arm, Kharosthi monogram lower right; Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, shield on left arm, Kharosthi monogram lower right; rare; SOLD
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I Soter, c. 155 - 130 B.C.
Menander is the most important Greek king who ruled in India and the only Greek king mentioned in Indian literature. Tradition maintains he was a wise and powerful King, who converted to Buddhism. This is further evidenced by his later coin legends which translate, "follower of the Dharma."WA79645. Silver drachm, SNG ANS 879, Mitchiner IGIS 218c, Bopearachchi Smithsonian 124, Bopearachchi 16I, HGC 12 193, SNG Cop -, gVF, attractive style, toned, reverse off center, light marks, weight 2.451 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 0o, Paropamisadai or Gandhara, uncertain mint, c. 155 - 130 B.C.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, draped bust right, wearing diadem and crested helmet ornamented with bull's horn and ear; reverse Kharosthi legend: Maharajasa Tratarasa Menadrasa (of Great King Menander the Savior), Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, shield on left arm,
(Kharosthi monogram) right; SOLDIndo-Scythians, Kushanas Yuezhi in Hindu Kush and Gandhara, c. 85 - 70 B.C., Imitative of Hermaios
Hermaios, the last Indo-Greek king, ruled in the Hindu-Kush region, from Alexandria in Arachosia (Kandahar), c. 105 - 90 B.C. His prosperous rule ended when the Scythian Kushanas Yuezhi invaded from neighboring Bactria. With his defeat, the isolated area of Greek domination in the east, which had lasted three centuries since the invasion of Alexander the Great, came to an end. The new rulers widely copied Hermaios coinage for many decades, in an increasingly debased and barbarized form.
Paropamisadia is the ancient Greek name for the mountainous Hindu Kush region in eastern Afghanistan. Today, the cities of Kabul and Bagram are at its center.SH79755. Billon tetradrachm, Mitchiner IGIS 414p, Mitchiner ACW 2016, Bopearachchi 10I var. (right control), HGC 12 298 (S), Senior Hermaios -, SNG ANS -, VF, good silver, crude style, weight 8.224 g, maximum diameter 24.5 mm, die axis 0o, Paropamisadia, uncertain mint, c. 85 - 80 B.C.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ (clockwise above), EPMAIOY (counterclockwise below), diademed and draped bust of Hermaios right, straight hair, straight diadem ties; reverse Kharosthi legend: Maharaajasa tratarasa Heramayasa (of Great King Hermaios the Savior), Zeus enthroned half left, wearing Scythian dress, right hand raised in benediction, scepter in left hand, Kharosthi monograms left and right; scarce; SOLD
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