Epander

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Silver tetradrachm of king Epander(95-90 BCE).
Obv: Diademed bust of Epander holding a spear. Greek legend BASILEOS NIKEFOROU EPANDROU "Victorious King Epander"
Rev: Athena thrusting thunderbolt. Kharoshti legend.

Epander was one of the Indo-Greek kings, and ruled from around 95 to 90 BCE. Very little is known of him, but the findplaces of his coins seem to indicate that he ruled in the area of Punjab. The style of his coins, with a fighting Athena on the reverse, suggests that he claimed to be a descendant of Menander I.

[edit] External links

• Coins of Epander

[edit] See also

• Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
• Seleucid Empire
• Greco-Buddhism
• Indo-Scythians
• Indo-Parthian Kingdom
• Kushan Empire

[edit] References

• "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.