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Coin of king Telephos.
Obv: Deity with a human body and serpent limbs, possibly a bifidal triton. Greek legend: BASILEOS EUERGETOU TELEFOU
Rev: Depiction of Helios and Selene. Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA KALAKRAMASA TELIPHASA.
Telephos was an Indo-Greek king who ruled between 75 and 70 BCE. Although a few coins of him are known, none of them bear his likeness, a rare occurrence in Indo-Greek coinage.
- Coin of king Telephos.
Obv: Zeus seated on a throne, scepter in left hand, forming a benediction gesture with the right hand, similar to the Buddhist vitarka mudra. Greek legend: BASILEOS EUERGETOY TILEFOY
Rev: Man in tunic, with pointed cap, holding a spear on the left shoulder, right hand forward. Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA KALAKRAMASA TELIPHASA.
Preceded by: Indo-Scythian king Maues
Indo-Greek Ruler (Gandhara) (75-70 BC).
Succeeded by: Indo-Scythian king' Azes I
References
- The Greeks in Bactria and India (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics) , W.W. Tarn,
- "The Coin types of the Indo-Greek Kings 256-54 BC", A.K. Narain
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