Epander
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| succession =Indo-Greek king
| image =Epander portrait.jpg
| caption =Portrait of Epander.
| reign =95–90 BC
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File:Epander round bilingual.jpg
File:Epander square bilingual.jpg
Epander (Greek: {{lang|grc|Ἔπανδρος}} Épandros meaning "above man"{{Cite web |title=User-submitted name Epandros - Behind the Name |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/epandros/submitted |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.behindthename.com}}) 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
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
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
Epander overstruck coins of Strato I and Philoxenus.
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See also
References
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- The Greeks in Bactria and India, W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
External links
- [http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=100&search=Epander&Thumb=1 Coins of Epander]
- [https://www.academia.edu/36455902/LE_ROI_EPANDRE_LE_VICTORIEUX_DU_PENDJAB Le Roi Epandre le Victorieux]
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{{s-bef|before=Philoxenus}}
{{s-ttl|title=Indo-Greek ruler in Punjab|years=95–90 BCE}}
{{s-aft|after=Apollodotus II}}
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