Epander
EpanderNikephoros( "Victorious" ) | |
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![]() Portrait of Epander. | |
Indo-Greekking | |
Reign | 95–90 BC |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Coin_of_Epander.jpg/330px-Coin_of_Epander.jpg)
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Epander(Greek:ἜπανδροςÉpandrosmeaning "above man"[1]) was one of theIndo-Greekkings. He may have been a relative ofMenander I,and the findplaces of his coins seem to indicate that he ruled in the area ofPunjab.
Time of reign[edit]
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[edit]
Epander's silver drachms portray the king indiademwith a reverse ofAthenafighting which was the type of Menander I. Epander probably claimed ancestry from this important king, but his epithetNikephoros(Victorious) was unique to kings using this reverse: their title was usuallySoter(Saviour). He struck no Attic (monolingual) coins.
Overstrikes[edit]
Epander overstruck coins ofStrato IandPhiloxenus.
See also[edit]
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Seleucid Empire
- Greco-Buddhism
- Indo-Scythians
- Indo-Parthian Kingdom
- Kushan Empire
References[edit]
- ^"User-submitted name Epandros - Behind the Name".behindthename.Retrieved2024-06-19.
- The Greeks in Bactria and India,W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.