印度-希臘王國. Heliokles II Dikaios. AR Drachm c. 90–75 BC (沒有保留價)

Indo-Greek Kingdom – Heliokles II Dikaios – AR Drachm – c. 90–75 BC

Description

Region: Indo-Greek Kingdom
Ruler: Heliokles II Dikaios
Date: c. 90–75 BC
Mint: Uncertain
Denomination: Drachm, Indian standard
Metal: Silver

Obverse:
Diademed and draped bust of Heliokles II facing right.

Greek legend:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ

Translation:
“Of King Heliokles the Just.”

Reverse:
Radiate Zeus standing facing slightly left, holding a thunderbolt in his right hand and a long sceptre in his left; control monogram in the left field.

Kharoshthi legend:
Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa

Translation:
“Of the Great King Heliokles, the Just.”

References:
Bopearachchi, Hélioclès II, Série 2C
Mitchiner 289c
HGC 12, 381
Cf. SNG ANS 1142

Weight: 2.32 g
Diameter: 17 mm

Historical and numismatic context

Heliokles II Dikaios was one of the later Indo-Greek kings and is conventionally dated to approximately 90–75 BC. His bilingual silver coinage combines Greek royal portraiture and titulature with Kharoshthi legends, reflecting the culturally mixed monetary environment of the Indo-Greek kingdoms south of the Hindu Kush. The reverse depiction of Zeus carrying thunderbolt and sceptre continues a long-established Hellenistic royal iconographic tradition.

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