Strato II
Strato II | |
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Indo-Greek king | |
Reign | 25 BCE – 10 CE |
Predecessor | Menander II (dynastically) |
Successor | Strato III |
Died | 10 CE Mathura |
Religion | Greco-Buddhism |
Strato II
Rule
Strato II ruled in the eastern
), or possibly to the city of Bucephala (Plutarch, p. 48 n. 5).His territory was invaded by
A few silver coins with a different portrait and the inscription Strato Soter Dikaios ("the just") may also belong to Strato III as sole ruler, or to a fourth king named Strato.[5][n 1]
Just like the earlier king Strato I, the last Stratos are thought to belong to the dynasty of
Coins of Strato II, III and Strato Dikaios
The chronology of the late Indo-Greek kingdom has been established by
The decay was due to the increasing pressure of the
Strato II and III used exclusively a single "boxy" mint-mark, which they had in common with late Indo-Greek kings such as
Strato II, Strato III and Strato Dikaios struck debased silver drachms, which as mentioned portray Pallas on the reverse. Strato II appears as an old man with a sunken jaw on some of his coins, which is not surprising given that his grandson was co-regent.
Strato II also issued bronzes and even lead coins of the common type Apollo/tripod. On some of Strato II's silver drachms the letter
Imitations by Indo-Scythian rulers
Subsequent Indo-Scythian rulers, who replaced the Stratos in their territories, designed their coins in direct imitation of those of Strato II. This is the case of the
See also
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Given that the coins of Strato I have lately been attributed to two different kings, there may actually have been as many as five kings named Strato.
References
- ^ a b The Dynastic Arts of the Kushans, John M. Rosenfield, University of California Press, 1967, p.135 [1]
- ^ Mathurā and Its Society: The ʼSakæ-Pahlava Phase, Bratindra Nath Mukherjee, Firma K.L.M., 1981, p.9
- ^ Bibliography of Greek coin hoards, p. 194-195
- ^ R.C. Senior, Indo-Scythian coins and history. Volume IV. The Greek legend clearly implies that the two kings were father and son, and Senior dismisses the older reading "grandson" on the Kharosthi legend.
- ^ Senior, ibid.
- ^ Rapson, E.J. (1906). "Coins of the Graeco-Indian sovereigns agathokleia, Strato I Soter, and Strato II Philopator". Corolla Numismatica. Numismatic essays in honour of Barclay V. Head. With a portrait and eighteen plates. Oxford.
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- ^ Jakobsson, J (2010). "A Possible New Indo-Greek King Zoilos III, and an Analysis of Realism on Indo-Greek Royal Portraits". Numismatic Chronicle. JSTOR article
Bibliography
- Whitehead, R.B. (1914). Catalogue of coins in the Punjab museum, Lahore. Vol. I Indo-Greek Coins. Oxford.
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