Drachm of Menander I Soter of Baktria c. 160

Editor: This is a Drachm of Menander I Soter of Baktria. It’s a small, silver coin. It looks like a portrait of a regal figure on one side, and maybe a deity on the other. What do you make of it? Curator: Well, it whispers tales, doesn’t it? Imagine holding a piece of history, touched by hands long gone. Menander, a Greek king ruling in ancient India... isn't that a delicious clash of cultures? Look at the Greek inscription, then that Indian deity on the reverse. What a meeting of minds, a silent conversation across millennia. It makes you wonder, doesn’t it, about the stories this little coin could tell? Editor: Absolutely. Thank you! I will have to research it. Curator: My pleasure. Happy to learn together.