| Apollophanes | |
|---|---|
Silver drachm of kingApollophanes (r. 35-25 BCE). Obv: Helmeted bust of king. Greek legend: BASILEOS SOTEROS APOLLOPHANOU "Of Saviour King Apollophanes". Rev:Pallas withaegis and thunderbolt.Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA TRATARASA APALAVINASA "Saviour king Apollophanes". | |
| Indo-Greek king | |
| Reign | 35–25 BCE |
| Died | Mathura |

Apollophanes Soter (Greek:Ἀπολλοφάνης ὁ Σωτήρ;epithet means "the Saviour"; reigned c. 35 – 25 BCE) was anIndo-Greek king in the area of eastern and centralPunjab in modernIndia andPakistan.
Little is known about him, except for some of his remaining coins. The dating is Osmund Bopearachchi's, but R. C. Senior suggests approximately the same dates. Earlier scholars, such asProfessor Ahmed Hasan Dani, W.W. Tarn and A.K. Narain dated Apollophanes considerably earlier, but the style and finding places of his coins make it clear that he belonged to the last line of eastern Indo-Greek kings, not long before they were overcome completely by pressure from theIndo-Scythians.
He may have been a relative ofApollodotus II Soter since both kings share the epithetSoter (Saviour), have names related to Apollo and use Pallas Athene as their reverse.

Apollophanes issued a few debased silver drachms of the type seen above, struck with a single monogram and of little artistic quality. He seems to have been an insignificant local ruler. Apollophanes wears what appears to be aMacedonian helmet of the type seen on theAlexander Mosaic which he was the last Indo-Greek ruler to use.
Apollophanes used exclusively a single "boxy" mint-mark, in keeping with late Indo-Greek kings.[1]
| Preceded by | Indo-Greek Ruler (inEastern Punjab) 35 – 25 BCE | Succeeded by |