Archebios
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Obv: Helmetted bust of king, throwing a spear.
Rev: Zeus with sceptre and thunderbolt. Greek legend: BASILEOS DIKAIOU NIKIPHOROS ARCHEBIOU "Archebios, the just and victorious king"."
Archebios was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in the area of Taxila around 90-80 BCE.
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 Bareheaded king. Rev: Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA DHRAMIKASA JAYADHARASA ARKHEBIYASA "Archebios, the victorious king of the Dharma. |
 King thrusting javelin. |
 Bust of Zeus, and caps of the Dioscuri with palms. |
| Preceded by: (In Arachosia and Gandhara) Menander II (In Punjab) Artemidoros |
Indo-Greek Ruler (Arachosia, Gandhara, Punjab) (90-80 BCE) |
Succeeded by: Indo-Scythian king: Maues |
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- "The Shape of Ancient Thought. Comparative studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies" by Thomas McEvilley (Allworth Press and the School of Visual Arts, 2002) ISBN 1-58115-203-5
- "Buddhism in Central Asia" by B.N. Puri (Motilal Banarsidass Pub, January 1, 2000) ISBN 81-208-0372-8
- "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
