“wiː hæv fˈaʊnd kˈɔɪnz, ɐmˌʌŋ wˌɪtʃ ɐ sˈɪlvɚ spˈɛsɪmən ˈɪʃuːd baɪ kˈɪŋ mˈɛnændɚ, ɐn ˈɑːnɪksmˌeɪd sˈiːl dˈɛkɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐ hˌɛlənˈɪstɪk ɪntˈæɡlɪˌoʊ dᵻpˈɪktɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪmɪdʒ əvə jˈuːθ ɪn ɡɹˈiːk ɐtˈaɪɚ wɪð ɐ kɑːɹɹˈɑːsθi ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən, ɐ mˌɑːnjuːmˈɛntəl kɑːɹɹˈɑːsθi ˈɛpɪɡɹˌæf, mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ kɑːɹɹˈɑːsθi ɪnskɹˈɪpʃənz ˌɔn pˈɑːts, ænd pˈɑːtʃɜːdz bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈɪndoʊɡɹˈiːk kˈʌltʃɚɹəl hɚɹˈaɪzən sˈʌtʃ ɐz fˈɪʃ plˈeɪts ænd pˈɑːlɪʃt blˈæk pˈɑːɾɚɹi ðæt ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪts ˈæɾɪk mˈɑːdəlz,” sˈɛd ðɪ ˌɑːɹkiːˈɑːlədʒˌɪst dˈɑːktɚ mɪʃˈɛl maɪnˈɑːɹdi, mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɪtˈæliən mˈɪʃən.
“We have found coins, among which a silver specimen issued by King Menander, an onyx-made seal decorated with a Hellenistic intaglio depicting the image of a youth in Greek attire with a Kharosthi inscription, a monumental Kharosthi epigraph, many other Kharosthi inscriptions on pots, and potsherds belonging to the Indo-Greek cultural horizon such as fish plates and polished black pottery that imitates Attic models,” said the archaeologist Dr Michele Minardi, member of the Italian mission.