Heliocles II.

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Heliokles Dikaios was an Indo-Greek king who lived at the beginning of the 1st century BC. Ruled. So far he is only known from his coins, which were mainly found in Punjab and Gandhara . This was apparently the territory of his likely rather short reign. His coins usually show his portrait on the obverse and often an elephant or Zeus with inscriptions in Kharoshthi on the reverse .

literature

  • Abodh K. Narain: The Indo-Greeks. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1957, pp. 104, 107-108, 116-117.
personal data
SURNAME Heliocles II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heliocles Dikaios
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indo-Greek king
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 1st century BC Chr.