- Spalahores
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Obv: King on horseback, holding a spear. Greek
Rev:Zeus holding a thunderbolt and a sceptre.Kharoshthi Dharma , andSpalagadames ".]Spalahores was an
Indo-Scythian ruler, brother of kingVonones . They reigned in areas of the North-western South Asia between around 75 to65 BCE .Spalahores was mentioned on the coins of Vonones, as his brother, together with Spalahores' son
Spalagadames .Spalahores apparently did not strike coins on his own, but was mentionned on most of the coins of Vonones. He was probably identical with
Spalirises (in Greek on the obverse legend of coins), who mints as king in the following period.ee also
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Yuezhi
*Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
*Indo-Greek Kingdom
*Indo-Parthian Kingdom
*Kushan Empire External links
* [http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=100&search=Spalahores Coins mentionning Spalahores]
References
* "The Shape of Ancient Thought. Comparative studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies" by Thomas McEvilley (Allworth Press and the School of Visual Arts, 2002) ISBN 1-58115-203-5
* "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
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