Coin of Plato. [Source]
Obv: Diademed bust of Plato.
Rev: Sun divinity Helios, riding a four-hourse charriot. Greek legend: BASILEOS EPIFANOIS PLATONOS "King Plato, Manifestation of God on earth".

Plato was a Greco-Bactrian king who reigned for a short time around 166 BC in Bactria or the Paropamisadae. The style of Plato's coins suggests that he was a relative - most likely a brother - of Eucratides the Great, whose rise to power is dated to around 170 BC.

Plato probably acted as a co-regent for his brother. Some of his coins are dated, using the Seleucid era, a unique feature which supports the hypothesis that Eucratides was an ally of the Seleucid kings - possibly even related to them. His epithet Epiphanes is also borrowed from Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid king at that time.

See also

• Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
  
• Seleucid Empire
  
• Greco-Buddhism
  
• Indo-Scythians
  
• Indo-Parthian Kingdom
  
• Kushan Empire
  

References

"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 1581152035

"Buddhism in Central Asia" by B.N. Puri (Motilal Banarsidass Pub, January 1, 2000) ISBN 8120803728