Bhadayasa

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Coin of Indo-Scythian ruler Bhadayasa.
Obv:Greek legend BASILEWS SWTEROS ZLIIoY, an imitation of the legend of Zoilos II
Rev:Maharajasa Tratarasa Bhadrayashasa, "Saviour king Bhadayasha" ^[1]

Bhadayasa (also Bhadrayasha) was a minor Indo-Scythian ruler in the area of Mathura in India, during the 1st century CE.

He is mainly known through his coins, which are direct imitations of those of the Indo-Greek king Strato II.

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1. ^ Senior ISCH vol. II, page 129.

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