Sapadbizes
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Coin of the first identifiable Yuezhi prince, Sapadbizes (c. 20-1 BCE).
Obv: Bust of Sapadbizes. Greek legend CAΠAΛBIZHC "Sapadbizes".
Rev: Lion with Greek legend NANAIA repeated left and right (Moon goddess). Tamgha of hill & crescent. Qunduz mint, in Afghanistan.
Obv: Bust of Sapadbizes. Greek legend CAΠAΛBIZHC "Sapadbizes".
Rev: Lion with Greek legend NANAIA repeated left and right (Moon goddess). Tamgha of hill & crescent. Qunduz mint, in Afghanistan.
Sapadbizes (or Sapalbizes), who reigned around 20BCE-1BCE, is one of the first identified kings of the northern Indo-European Yuezhi tribes, that had invaded the Greco-Bactrian kingdom in the region of Bactria (modern-day northern Afghanistan) from around 125 BC.
| Preceded by: Unknown Yuezhi rulers | Yuezhi Ruler (20-1 BCE) | Succeeded by: Kushan King Heraios |