The copper coin of Nande I, a currency of the classical period in ancient Greece

The copper coin of Nande I, a currency of the classical period in ancient Greece

The obverse depicts the copper coin of Menander I. Menander I was the king of ancient Greece Bactria and later India Greece. His ruling regions include Balkh Province in present-day Afghanistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in India, and the Greater Punjab region. This style is the Athena Archidemus version, with the obverse depicting the portrait of Menander I and the reverse depicting Athena Archidemus standing on the left, holding a shield with her left hand and throwing thunder with her right hand. The Harvard Art Museum has a collection of Menander I's copper coins.