- Archebius
Archebius Dikaios Nikephoros "The Fair/Follower of the Dharma and Victorious" was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in the area of
Taxila . Osmund Bopearachchi dates him to circa 90-80 BCE, and R C Senior to about the same period. He was probably one of the last Indo-Greek kings before theSaka kingMaues conquered Taxila, and a contemporary ofHermaeus in the west. He may have been a relative ofHeliokles II , who used a similar reverse and also the title Dikaios.Coin types
Archebius issued silver with diademed or helmeted king, sometimes in spear-throwing pose. On the reverse is Zeus standing facing, holding a thunderbolt or on some issues an aegis.
Archebius also struck a rare series of Attic tetradrachms, found in Bactria.
He issued bronzes with an owl / Nike.
Overstrikes
Archebius overstruck two coins of
Peukolaos .External links
* [http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=100&search=Archebios+NOT+oriental&Thumb=1 Coins of Archebios]
References
* "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
* "Buddhism in Central Asia" by B.N. Puri (Motilal Banarsidass Pub, January 1, 2000) ISBN 81-208-0372-8
* "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
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