- Peukolaos
Peucolaus Soter Dikaios was an
Indo-Greek king who ruled in the area ofGandhara c. 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 could be interpreted as "The man from
Pushkalavati ", an important Indo-Greek city east ofKabul .Coins of Peucolaos
Peucolaos struck rare Indian standard silver coins with portrait in diadem, and a reverse of a standing Zeus, which resemble the reverse of contemporary kings
Heliokles II andArchebios . The latter has overstruck two coins of Peucolaos.He also issued bilingual bronzes with
Artemis and a crowned woman with a palm branch, perhaps a city-goddess or a personification ofTyche , the deity for good luck.ee also
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Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
*Seleucid Empire
*Greco-Buddhism
*Indo-Scythians
*Indo-Parthian Kingdom
*Kushan Empire 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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