Peukolaos

Coin of Peukolaos.

Obv: Bust of diademed king Peukolaos, with Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΠΕΥΚΟΛΑΟΥ "King Peucolaus, The Just and The Saviour".

Rev: Zeus with scepter in left hand, making with his right hand a gesture of benediction, identical to the Buddhist vitarka mudra. Kharoshti legend: MAHARAJASA DHARMAKASA TRATASA PIUKULASA "Peucolaus The Saviour, King of the Dharma"

Peucolaus was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in the area of Gandhara c. 90 BCE. He reign was probable 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 of Kabul.

Preceded by: Amyntas

Indo-Greek Ruler (Arachosia, Gandhara) (c. 90 BC)

Succeeded by: Menander II

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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