Apollophanes
Apollophanes was an Indo-Greek king who probably lived at the end of the 1st century BC. Ruled. His domain was in Punjab . He is only known from his coins, on which he describes himself as a soter .
His coins show his image on the obverse with Greek legends, on the reverse there are various motifs with inscriptions in Kharoshthi and depict Apollo and Pallas on the reverse . They are generally of poor artistic quality.
See also
literature
- Abodh K. Narain: The Indo-Greeks. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1957, p. 102.
- William W. Tarn: The Greeks in Bactria and India. 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1951, pp. 317, 356.
- Georg Wissowa : Apollophanes 9 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, column 165.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apollophanes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indo-Greek king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |