EpanderNikephoros ("Victorious") | |
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![]() Portrait of Epander. | |
Indo-Greek king | |
Reign | 95–90 BC |
Epander (Greek:ἜπανδροςÉpandros meaning "above man"[1]) was one of theIndo-Greek kings. He may have been a relative ofMenander I, and the findplaces of his coins seem to indicate that he ruled in the area ofPunjab.
Bopearachchi dates Epander to c. 95–90 BC and R. C. Senior to c. 80 BC. The scarcity of his coins indicate that his reign was short and/or his territory limited.
Epander's silver drachms portray the king indiadem with a reverse ofAthena fighting which was the type of Menander I. Epander probably claimed ancestry from this important king, but his epithetNikephoros (Victorious) was unique to kings using this reverse: their title was usuallySoter (Saviour). He struck no Attic (monolingual) coins.
Epander overstruck coins ofStrato I andPhiloxenus.
Preceded by | Indo-Greek ruler inPunjab 95–90 BCE | Succeeded by |