Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coins (200 BC-20 AD) Bronze square unit of Philoxenos (c. 100-95 BCE), Indo-Greeks of Bactria

BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHTOY ΦIΛOXENOY, radiate Helios standing facing, holding long sceptre / Nike walking right, holding wreath before her; monogram in right field. 21mmx22mm, 8.25 grams. MIG 346; Bopp. 12A.

Philoxenos (c. 100–95 BCE) was an Indo-Greek king who ruled portions of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, probably including parts of the Punjab and Gandhāra. He is known almost entirely from his extensive coinage, which includes bilingual silver drachms and tetradrachms as well as bronze issues. His coins bear the Greek title BASILEŌS ANIKĒTOU PHILOXENOU, “of King Philoxenos the Invincible,” with corresponding Kharoṣṭhī legends. His precise dynastic relationships remain uncertain.

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