Peucolaus
Peucolaus Soter Dicaeus | |
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Indo-Greekking | |
Reign | c. 90 BCE |
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Peucolaus Soter Dicaeus(Ancient Greek:Πευκόλαος Σωτήρ Δίκαιος,romanized:Peukolaos Sōtēr Dikaios;epithetsmean respectively, "the Saviour", "the Just" ) was anIndo-Greekking who ruled in the area ofGandharac. 90 BCE. His reign was probably short and insignificant, since he left only a few coins, but the relations of the latter Indo-Greek kings remain largely obscure.
His name was previously interpreted as "The man fromPushkalavati".Pushkalavati was the historic capital of Gandhara located in theValley of Peshawar.However the namePeucolausis a Greek name found mainly in ancientMacedoniaand derived from the words πεύκη ( "pine" ) and λαός ( "people" ). This was also the name of one of the men who planned to assassinateAlexander the Greatin the 4th century BCE.[3]
Coinage[edit]
Peucolaus struck rare Indian standard silver coins with portrait in diadem, and a reverse of a standing Zeus, which resemble the reverse of contemporary kingsHeliokles IIandArchebios.The latter has overstruck two coins of Peucolaos.
He also issued bilingual bronzes withArtemisand a crowned woman with a palm branch, perhaps a city-goddess or a personification ofTyche,the deity for good luck.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Monnaies Greco-Bactriennes et Indo-Grecques", Osmund Bopearachchi, Bibliotheque Nationale, 1991, p.309
- ^Di Castro, Angelo Andrea (January 2017). "Crowns, Horns and Goddesses Appropriation of Symbols in Gandhāra and Beyond". In Bapat, Jayant Bhalchandra; Mabbett, Ian (eds.).Conceiving the Goddess: transformation and appropriation in Indic religions.Monash University Publishing. pp. 38–39.
- ^"User-submitted name Peukolaos - Behind the Name".behindthename.Retrieved2024-06-19.
Bibliography[edit]
- The Greeks in Bactria and India,W. W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
- The Coin Types of the Indo-Greek Kings, 256-54 B.C.,A. K. Narain
- Le Roi Peukolaos