King Telephos
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Obv: Deity with a human body and serpent limbs, possibly a bifidal triton. Greek legend: BASILEOS EUERGETOU TELEFOU
Rev: Depiction of Helios and Selene. Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA KALAKRAMASA TELIPHASA.
Obv: Zeus seated on a throne, scepter in left hand, forming a benediction gesture with the right hand, similar to the Buddhist vitarka mudra. Greek legend: BASILEOS EUERGETOY TILEFOY
Rev: Man in tunic, with pointed cap, holding a spear on the left shoulder, right hand forward. Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA KALAKRAMASA TELIPHASA.
Telephos was an Indo-Greek king who ruled between 75 and 70 BCE. Although a few coins of him are known, none of them bear his likeness, a rare occurrence in Indo-Greek coinage.
Despite his Greek name, Telephos might therefore have been a ruler of Saka origin. Telephos overstruck the earlier king Archebius.
| Preceded by: Indo-Scythian king Maues |
Indo-Greek Ruler (Gandhara) (75-70 BCE). |
Succeeded by: Indo-Scythian king' Azes I |
[edit] See also
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Seleucid Empire
- Greco-Buddhism
- Indo-Scythians
- Indo-Parthian Kingdom
- Kushan Empire
[edit] References
- "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
- "The Coin types of the Indo-Greek Kings 256-54 BCE", A.K. Narain
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