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149, Lot: 152. Estimate $100.
Sold for $165. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Menander I. Circa 165/55-130 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.42 g). Helmeted bust left / Athena Alkidemos left; monogram to left. Bopearachchi Série 16E; SNG ANS 867; MIG 218b. Good VF, light porosity.

Menander’s helmet normally has a pebbled surface, as if covered with leopard skin. This helmet appears to be covered in laurel leaves.