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Epander was one of the Indo-Greek kings. He may have been a relative of Menander I
Menander I

Menander I Soter "The Saviour" was one of the rulers of the Indo-Greek Kingdom in northern India and present-day Pakistan from either 165 BC or 155 BC to 130 BC ....
, and the findplaces of his coins seem to indicate that he ruled in the area of Punjab
Punjab region

Punjab , also Panjab , is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. The "Five Rivers" are Beas River, Ravi River, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum River; all these are tributaries of the Indus river, Jhelum being the biggest one....
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arachchi dates Epander to c. 95-90 BCE and R.C. Senior to c. 80 BCE. The scarcity of his coins indicate that his reign was short and/or his territory limited.

der's silver drachms portray the king in diadem with a reverse of Athena fighting which was the type of Menander I.






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Epander was one of the Indo-Greek kings. He may have been a relative of Menander I
Menander I

Menander I Soter "The Saviour" was one of the rulers of the Indo-Greek Kingdom in northern India and present-day Pakistan from either 165 BC or 155 BC to 130 BC ....
, and the findplaces of his coins seem to indicate that he ruled in the area of Punjab
Punjab region

Punjab , also Panjab , is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. The "Five Rivers" are Beas River, Ravi River, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum River; all these are tributaries of the Indus river, Jhelum being the biggest one....
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Time of reign

Bopearachchi dates Epander to c. 95-90 BCE and R.C. Senior to c. 80 BCE. The scarcity of his coins indicate that his reign was short and/or his territory limited.

Coins of Epander

Epander's silver drachms portray the king in diadem with a reverse of Athena fighting which was the type of Menander I. Epander probably claimed ancestry from this important king, but his epithet Nikephoros (Victorious) was unique to kings using this reverse: their title was usually Soter (Saviour). He struck no Attic (monolingual) coins.

Overstrikes

Epander overstruck coins of Strato I
Strato I

Strato I , was an Indo-Greek king who was the son of the Indo-Greek queen Agathokleia, who presumably acted as his regent during his early years after Strato's father, another Indo-Greek king, was killed....
 and Philoxenus
Philoxenus

Philoxenus or Philoxenos is the name of several prominent ancient Greeks:*Philoxenus of Cythera, an ancient Greek dithyrambic poet*Philoxenus of Leucas, a legendary glutton...
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Preceded by:
Philoxenus
King Philoxenus

Philoxenus Aniketos "The Invincible", was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in the region spanning the Paropamisade to Punjab region. Philoxenus seems to have been quite an important king who might briefly have ruled most of the Indo-Greek territory....
 Indo-Greek Ruler
(Punjab
Punjab region

Punjab , also Panjab , is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. The "Five Rivers" are Beas River, Ravi River, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum River; all these are tributaries of the Indus river, Jhelum being the biggest one....
)
(100-95 BCE)		 Succeeded by:
Apollodotus II
Apollodotus II

Apollodotus II , was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in the western and eastern parts of Punjab region. Bopearachchi dates him to circa 80-65 BCE, and RC Senior to circa 65-55 BCE....


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