Theophilus (Indo-Greek)
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)Theophilos | |
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Indo-Greek king | |
Reign | 130 BCE or 90 BCE |
Theophilus Dicaeus (
Indo-Greek king who ruled for a short time in the Paropamisadae. He was possibly a relative of Zoilus I
and is only known from coins. It is possible that some of Theophilus' coins in fact belong to another ruler, in Greek Bactria, during approximately the same period.
Time of reign
While Bopearachchi suggests c. 90 BCE, R. C. Senior believes that Theophilus ruled in the 130s BCE. Both numismatics do however suggest that the reigns of Theophilus and
Nicias
were adjacent.
Coins of Theophilos
Just like Zoilus I, Theophilus struck Indian silver coins with Heracles, a common symbol of the house of
Nicias
. The bronzes have similar inscriptions.
Bronzes of Theophilos:
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Heracles with lion skin, and his club on the reverse.
A Bactrian king Theophilus?
There is a wholly different, and very rare,
Bopearachchi
has supported this proposition by pointing at the similarity between the portraits and the identical treatment of the diadem (one end straight, one end crooked).
Against this, JakobssonHellenistic kingdom there had been vanquished by nomads, presumably in the 120s BCE.
See also
Notes
- ^ Jakobsson, J: Theophilos Autokrator, a last Bactrian king? ONS Journal 202 (2010).
References
- The Greeks in Bactria and India, W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.