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| reign =95–90 |
| reign =95–90 BC |
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| othertitles =Nikephoros (Victorious) |
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==Time of reign== |
==Time of reign== |
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Bopearachchi dates Epander to c. 95–90 |
Bopearachchi dates Epander to c. 95–90 BC and R. C. Senior to c. 80 BC. The scarcity of his coins indicate that his reign was short and/or his territory limited. |
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==Coins of Epander== |
==Coins of Epander== |
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Epander's silver drachms portray the king in diadem with a reverse of Athena fighting which was the type of Menander I. Epander probably claimed ancestry from this important king, but his epithet ''Nikephoros'' (Victorious) was unique to kings using this reverse: their title was usually ''Soter'' (Saviour). He struck no Attic (monolingual) coins. |
Epander's silver drachms portray the king in [[diadem]] with a reverse of [[Athena]] fighting which was the type of Menander I. Epander probably claimed ancestry from this important king, but his epithet ''Nikephoros'' (Victorious) was unique to kings using this reverse: their title was usually ''Soter'' (Saviour). He struck no Attic (monolingual) coins. |
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==Overstrikes== |
==Overstrikes== |
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| width="30%" align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[King Philoxenus|Philoxenus]]''' |
| width="30%" align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[King Philoxenus|Philoxenus]]''' |
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| width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Indo-Greek|Indo-Greek Ruler]]'''<br>''([[Punjab region|Punjab]])''<br>100–95 |
| width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Indo-Greek|Indo-Greek Ruler]]'''<br>''([[Punjab region|Punjab]])''<br>100–95 BC |
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| width="30%" align="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Apollodotus II]]''' |
| width="30%" align="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Apollodotus II]]''' |
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Revision as of 01:53, 17 January 2014
Epander | |
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Indo-Greek king | |
Reign | 95–90 BC |
Epander was one of the Indo-Greek kings. He may have been a relative of Menander I, and the findplaces of his coins seem to indicate that he ruled in the area of Punjab.
Time of reign
Bopearachchi dates Epander to c. 95–90 BC and R. C. Senior to c. 80 BC. The scarcity of his coins indicate that his reign was short and/or his territory limited.
Coins of Epander
Epander's silver drachms portray the king in diadem with a reverse of Athena fighting which was the type of Menander I. Epander probably claimed ancestry from this important king, but his epithet Nikephoros (Victorious) was unique to kings using this reverse: their title was usually Soter (Saviour). He struck no Attic (monolingual) coins.
Overstrikes
Epander overstruck coins of Strato I and Philoxenus.
Preceded by: Philoxenus |
Indo-Greek Ruler (Punjab) 100–95 BC |
Succeeded by: Apollodotus II |
External links
See also
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Seleucid Empire
- Greco-Buddhism
- Indo-Scythians
- Indo-Parthian Kingdom
- Kushan Empire
- Template:Fr icon Le Roi Indo-Grec Epandre
References
- "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.