Possibly Indo-Greek silver drachm

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Hello,
I’m not really sure what this could be but guessing it may be Bactrian or such. Can anyone help me identify it?

diameter: 11mm
thickness: 1mm
weight: 1.83g
metal: silver


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Found it in the coinindia gallery by matching writing and figures

http://coinindia.com/galleries-apollodotus2.html

Apollodotus II, Silver drachm
Bare-headed, diademed bust of king right, Greek legend around:
BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ KAI ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ / AΠOΛΛOΔOTOY
(Basileos Soteros kai Philopatoros Apollodotou ...
of King Apollodotus, the saviour and the father-lover)
Seen from behind, Athena Alkidemos standing left, holding aegis
on outstretched left arm, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, monogram at left,
Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa tratarasa / apaladatasa
Reference: MIG 424a, Bop 2I
Thank you! That one’s my guess as well but mine is possibly too small to be a drachm. Maybe a later counterfeit or modern repro?
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I think the weight of your coin is OK for a silver drachm, allowing for variability and wear. It is true that Indo-Greek coins have been heavily counterfeited so caution is always warranted, but as far as I can tell yours looks OK to me.
Note that the tops of many of the letters are missing. Your coin has been 'shaved', a common technique to remove some of the silver and still have the coin's value by appearance. It still appears to be a genuine coin.
Thank you! The letterings being cut bothered me, and I wondered if that was possible, too. Looked too small to be a full drachm, either way, but hmmm...I guess I'm overthinking, maybe?
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