King Philoxenus
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Silver tetradrachm of king Philoxenus(100-95 BCE).
Obv: Helmetted, diademed and draped bust of Philoxenus holding a spear. Greek legend BASILEOS ANIKETOU PHILOXENOU "Invincible King Pholoxenus"
Rev: King on prancing horse in military dress. Kharoshti legend MAHARAJASA APADIHATASA PHILASINASA "Invincible King Philoxenus".
Obv: Helmetted, diademed and draped bust of Philoxenus holding a spear. Greek legend BASILEOS ANIKETOU PHILOXENOU "Invincible King Pholoxenus"
Rev: King on prancing horse in military dress. Kharoshti legend MAHARAJASA APADIHATASA PHILASINASA "Invincible King Philoxenus".
Philoxenus (100-95 BCE) was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in the region spanning the Paropamisadae to Western Punjab.
Preceded by: (In the Paropamisadae and Arachosia) Polyxenios (In Gandhara and Punjab) Demetrios III | Indo-Greek Ruler (Paropamisadae, Arachosia, Gandhara and Punjab) (100-95 BCE) | Succeeded by: (In the Paropamisadae) Diomedes (In Arachosia and Gandhara) Amyntas (In Punjab) Epander |
External links
Coins of Philoxenus (http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=100&search=Philoxenus&Thumb=1)
See also
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Seleucid Empire
- Greco-Buddhism
- Indo-Scythians
- Indo-Parthian Kingdom
- Kushan Empire
References
- "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.