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Attic-standard coin of Zoilos I (r.c. 130-120 BC). Zoilus I Dikaios ("The Just") was an Indo-Greek king who ruled between around 130-120 BC in Northern India and occupied the areas of the Paropamisadae and Arachosia previously held by Menander I. Coin types of Zoilos I Zoilos I uses a coin type similar to that of Euthydemus II, son of Demetrius: Crowned Herakles standing, holding a wreath or diadem in his right hand, and a club and the lion skin in his left hand. His square coins are original in that they combine the club of Herakles with a Scythian-type bowcase (for a short recurve bow) inside a victory wreath, suggesting contacts or even an alliance with horse-mounted people originating from the steppes, possibly either the Scythians (future Indo-Scythians), or the Yuezhi who had invaded Greco-Bactria. This bow can be contrasted to the traditional Hellenistic long bow depicted on the coins of the eastern Indo-Greek queen Agathokleia. The Indian-standard square coins of Zoilos I also bear the Pali title "Dharmikasa" ("Follower of the Dharma"), probably related to Buddhism, appearing for the first time on Indo-Greek coinage, simultaneously with the eastern king Strato I, son of Menander I. Bilingual coin of Zoilos I (r.c. 130-120 BC). Obv. Bust of Herakles. Greek legend BASILEOS DIKAIU ZOILOU "King Zoilus the Just" Rev. Herakles club and a steppe-type recurve bow's bowcase on reverse, inside a victory wreath. Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA DHARMIKASA JOILASA "King Zoilus, of the Dharma". See also
References "The Greeks in Bactria and India" W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press Links
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