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Triton XVIII Sessions 1 & 2  6 January 2015
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Lot 839

Estimate: 3000 USD
Price realized: 1900 USD
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BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Menander I Soter. Circa 155-130 BC. Æ Dekachalkon(?) (28mm, 25.25 g, 12h). [BAΣI]ΛEΩ[Σ M]ENANΔPOY ΣΩTHPO[Σ], Baktrian camel standing left on ground line / Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa in Kharosthi, bull head facing; Θ and monogram below. Bopearachchi 30A and pl. 32 E (line drawing) = MIG Type 234a = BMBI Suppl. 4 and pl. XXI, 10 (line drawing) = Lahiri, Corpus, 26 and pl. XXVI, 5 = IMC 96 and pl. V, 11; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –. Good VF, earthen black-green patina, minor smoothing in fields and light cleaning marks . Extremely rare, only one other example published.

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