Diomedes Soter
Diomedes Soter | |
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Indo-Greek king | |
Reign | 95–90 BCE |
Diomedes Soter or Diodotus (
Philoxenus, the last king to rule before the kingdom of Menander I
finally fragmented.
Time of reign
Bopearachchi
dates Diomedes to c. 95–90 BCE and R. C. Senior dates him to c. 115–105 BCE.
Coins of Diomedes (Diodotus)
Diomedes either born Diodotus or reigning as such; perhaps erroneously labelled on legend as Diomedes, is depicted with the
Dioscuri on his coins, either on horseback or standing; both types were previously used by Eucratides the Great, which strongly suggests a link to the Diodotid dynasty
, and further supports the subject of his mistaken name. It is however uncertain how the two were related, since Eucratides I died long before Diomedes.
Diomedes minted both Attic-type coins (
Kharoshthi
), indicating that he was ruling in the western part of the Indo-Greek territory.
One overstrike is known, of a coin of
Agathokleia over a coin of Diomedes.[1]
This overstrike could indicate that Diomedes fought over the central areas of the Indo-Greek territories with Strato and Agathokleia.
See also
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Greco-Buddhism
- Indo-Parthian Kingdom
- Indo-Scythians
- Kushan Empire
- Seleucid Empire
References
- ^ Bopearachchi, De l'Indus à l'Oxus, p. 129
- ISBN 0-89005-524-6.
- ISBN 2-9516679-2-2.
External links
- Coins of Diomedes
- Other coins of Diomedes
- (in French) Le roi Diomède