Artemidoros (India)

Coin of Artemidoros, on the reverse there is an image of Artemis

Artemidoros Aniketos was an Indo-Scythian or Indo-Greek king who lived around 100 to 85 BC. Ruled.

Artemidoros is practically only known from his coins, which were minted in Gandhara and Taxila , which will have corresponded to his approximate domain.

On some of his coins he describes himself as the son of the Mau . Maues (approx. 120–85 BC) was an Indo-Scythian ruler. The interpretation of this evidence is difficult. This filiation can mean that the Indo-Scythians also used Greek names, but it can also mean that Artemidoros was an Indo-Greek who wanted to affirm his loyalty to the Indo-Scythians with this filiation. The style of his coins with the portrait of the ruler, however, corresponds more to Greek standards, which means that Artemidoros was more likely a Greek vassal of the Maues, but again it may simply indicate that he still used mints that were still working in full Greek tradition.

literature

Ulrich Wilcken : Artemidoros 19 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, column 1329.
Robert C. Senior: Indo-Scythian Dynasty . In: Ehsan Yarshater (Ed.): Encyclopædia Iranica , as of: July 20, 2005, accessed on June 5, 2011 (English, including references)

personal data
SURNAME	Artemidoros
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Artemidoros Aniketos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Indian king
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	1st century BC Chr.