Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coins (200 BC-20 AD) Large AE28 coin of Maues (c. 85-60 BCE), Indo-Scythians in Gandhara and Punjab

Head of elephant right, bell around neck. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ Y, caduceus, ΦΛ monogram in lower left field. 28mm, 7.76 grams. BMC 16; Bopearachchi 5E; SNG ANS 209-12; Hoover HGC 67.

Maues (c. 85–60 BCE) was one of the earliest major Indo-Scythian kings, establishing Śaka power in Gandhāra and the northwestern Punjab following the decline of Indo-Greek authority. His extensive coinage combines Greek, Iranian and Indian elements and employs bilingual Greek and Kharoṣṭhī legends, usually styling him “Great King of Kings.” His reign marks an important stage in the transition from Indo-Greek to Indo-Scythian political dominance in northwestern India.

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