Vonones of Indo-Scythia
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Obv: King on horseback, holding a spear. Greek legend: BASILEOS BASILEON MEGALOY ONONIU "Great King of Kings Vonones".
Rev: Zeus holding a thunderbolt and a sceptre. Kharoshthi legend: SPALAHORAPUTRASA DHARMIASA SPALADAMASA "Brother Spalahores the Just, and Spalagadames".
Vonones was an Indo-Scythian king who reigned in areas of the North-western Indian subcontinent between around 75 to 65 BCE.
His brother, Spalahores, was mentioned on his coins, as well as Spalahores' son Spalagadames. Spalahores succeeded him.
| Preceded by Maues |
Indo-Scythian Ruler 75–65 BCE |
Succeeded by Spalahores |
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- "The Shape of Ancient Thought. Comparative studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies" by Thomas McEvilley (Allworth Press and the School of Visual Arts, 2002) ISBN 1-58115-203-5
- "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
