| Epander Nikephoros ("Victorious") | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Epander. | |
| Indo-Greek king | |
| Reign | 95–90 BC |
Epander (Greek: Ἔπανδρος) was one of the Indo-Greek kings. He may have been a relative of Menander I, and the findplaces of his coins seem to indicate that he ruled in the area of Punjab.
Time of reign[edit | edit source]
Bopearachchi dates Epander to c. 95–90 BC and R. C. Senior to c. 80 BC. The scarcity of his coins indicate that his reign was short and/or his territory limited.
Coins of Epander[edit | edit source]
Epander's silver drachms portray the king in diadem with a reverse of Athena fighting which was the type of Menander I. Epander probably claimed ancestry from this important king, but his epithet Nikephoros (Victorious) was unique to kings using this reverse: their title was usually Soter (Saviour). He struck no Attic (monolingual) coins.
Overstrikes[edit | edit source]
Epander overstruck coins of Strato I and Philoxenus.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Seleucid Empire
- Greco-Buddhism
- Indo-Scythians
- Indo-Parthian Kingdom
- Kushan Empire
References[edit | edit source]
- The Greeks in Bactria and India, W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
External links[edit | edit source]
| Preceded by Philoxenus |
Indo-Greek ruler in Punjab 95–90 BCE |
Succeeded by Apollodotus II |