Gondophares III Gudana (Kharosthi : 𐨒𐨂𐨡𐨥𐨪 𐨒𐨂𐨜𐨣 Gu-da-pha-ra Gu-ḍa-na , Gudaphara Guḍana [1] [2] ), or Gadana , also called Orthagnes (Ancient Greek : ΟΡΘΑΓΝΗϹ Orthagnēs [1] ), was an Indo-Parthian king.[3] He may have ruled circa 20–30 CE (25-55 CE according to Mitchiner ).[3] He was one of the successors of Gondophares , together with Abdagases , Sases , Gondophares II, Sarpedones , and Pacores .[4] He may have ruled from Arachosia to Eastern Punjab .[4]
Coin of Orthagnes (Gondophares-Gadana). Seistan mint. Obv Bust of king. Rev Orthaganes, holding bow, seated right, being crowned by Nike .
Gardner, Percy, The Coins of the Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum , p. 109
Cunningham, Alexander , COINS OF THE INDO-SCYTHIANS. The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Third Series, Vol. 8 (1888), pp. 199-248Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage - Michael Mitchiner - 1976, Volumes 7 à 9 - Pages 670, 717 and 770
On the Cusp of an Era: Art in the Pre-Kuṣāṇa World, Doris Srinivasan, BRILL, 2007, p.255