Hippostratus
Hippostratos was an Indo-Greek king who lived around 65 to 55 BC. Ruled in western Punjab .
He seems to have fought primarily against the Indo-Scythians , to whom he eventually lost. In any case, his coins were struck by Azes I , who certainly wanted to indicate his victory.
The coins of Hippostratos usually show his portrait with a Greek inscription on the obverse, on the reverse there is a deity or the ruler as a rider and an inscription in Kharoshthi .
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SURNAME | Hippostratus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian king |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | around 55 BC Chr. |