| ArchebiusDikaios Nikephoros ("The Just and Victorious") | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Archebios on one of histetradrachms | |
| Indo-Greek king | |
| Reign | 90–80 BCE |
Archebius Dikaios Nikephoros (Greek:Ἀρχέβιος ὁ Δίκαιος, ὁ Νικηφόρος;epithets mean respectively, "the Just", "the Victorious"; formerly read as "Archelius"[1][2]) was anIndo-Greek king who ruled in the area ofTaxila.Osmund Bopearachchi dates him to c. 90–80 BCE, and R. C. Senior to about the same period. He was probably one of the last Indo-Greek kings before theSaka kingMaues conquered Taxila, and a contemporary ofHermaeus in the west. He may have been a relative ofHeliokles II, who used a similar reverse and also the title Dikaios.[citation needed]
Archebius' name means "ruler of life" deriving from ἄρχω (“to rule”) and βίος ("life”).[citation needed] He issued silver with diademed or helmeted king, sometimes in spear-throwing pose. On the reverse is Zeus standing facing, holding a thunderbolt or on some issues an aegis.
Archebius also struck a rare series of Attic tetradrachms, found in Bactria.
He also issued bronzes withNike on one side and an owl on the other.
Archebius overstruck two coins ofPeukolaos.
| Preceded byas ruler in Arachosia and Gandhara | Indo-Greek ruler inArachosia,Gandhara andPunjab 90–80 BCE | Succeeded byasIndo-Scythian king |
| Preceded byas ruler in Punjab |