Greek Antiquity - Baktria. Indo-Greek Kingdom. Menander I.
BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Menander I. Circa BC. AR Tetradrachm (9.15 g, 12h). Helmeted, diademed, and draped bust right / Athena Alkidemos standing left; monogram to left. Bopearachchi SΓ©rie 15D; SNG ANS -. F-VF, lightly toned, some porosity. The Indo-Greek Kingdom or Graeco-Indian Kingdom, was a Hellenistic kingdom covering various parts of the northwest regions of South Asia (mainly modern Afghanistan and Pakistan) during the last two centuries BC and was ruled by more than thirty kings, often in conflict with each other. The kingdom was founded when the Graeco-Bactrian king Demetrius invaded the subcontinent early in the 2nd century BC. The Greeks in South Asia were eventually divided from the Graeco-Bactrians centered in Bactria (now the border between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan). But the Greeks failed to establish united rule in present-day north-western South Asia. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler was Menander (Milinda). He had his capital at Sakala in the Punjab (present-day Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan). See images for a proper impression. Registered Shipping. Read More