Ancient India - Foreign invaders in INDIA
Indo-Greek
Menander I (160-145 BC)
Tetra Drachma
Indo Greeks, Menander I (155-130 BC), Silver Tetradrachma, Obv: a diademed, helmeted bust of the king, facing right, Greek legend "BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / MENANΔPOY" “Basileos Soteros Menandrou” (…of king Menander, the Saviour) around the field, Rev: an upright Athena Alkidemos, facing left and seen from behind, holding a shield horizontally with her outstretched left arm and hurling a thunderbolt with her right hand, Pushkalavati monogram on the right field and a discontinuous Kharoshthi legend "Maharajasa tratarasa / (menamdra)sa" (Great King and Savior, Menander) around the field, 9.77g, 25.0mm, (Mitch. ACW # 1777), about extremely fine, Extremely Rare.
Estimate: INR 45000 - 55000