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Artemidoros Aniketos
1st-century BC Indo-Greek king / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Artemidorus Anicetus (Greek: Ἀρτεμίδωρος ὁ Ἀνίκητος, Artemídо̄ros ho Aníkētos, meaning "Artemidorus the Invincible") was a king who ruled in the area of Gandhara and Pushkalavati in modern northern Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Quick Facts Indo-Greek king, Reign ...
Artemidoros Aniketos | |
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Indo-Greek king | |
Reign | 85–80 BCE or 100–80 BCE |
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Obverse: diademed bust of king. With Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΙΚΗΤΟΥ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩΡΟΥ, "Of the Invincible King Artemidorus"
Reverse: Artemis, the eponymous goddess of hunting, using a curved bow.
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