Theophilos (king)
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Obv: Bust of king Theophilos. Greek legend: BASILEOS DIKAIOU TEOPHILOU "King Theophilos, The Just".
Rev: Herakles with club. Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA DHRAMIKASA THEUPHILASA King Teophilos, of the Dharma.
Theophilos (reigned c.90 BCE) was an Indo-Greek king who ruled for a short time in the Paropamisadae.
The different types between the Attic and Indian standards of his coins (Seated Athena with Nike vs Herakles) as well as the different titles ("Autocrat King" vs "Just King") is not a very common occurrence on Indo-Greek coins, but according to Bopearachchi this should be considered as one and unique king, a proposition reinfored by the similarity between the portraits and the identical treatment of the diadem (one end straight, one end crooked).
Other coin types of Theophilos:
 Herakles with lion skin, and his club on the reverse. |
 Bust of Herakles, with cornucopia on reverse. |
| Preceded by: Diomedes |
Indo-Greek Ruler (Paropamisadae) (c. 90 BCE) |
Succeeded by: Nicias |
[edit] See also
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Seleucid Empire
- Greco-Buddhism
- Indo-Scythians
- Indo-Parthian Kingdom
- Kushan Empire
[edit] References
- "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
