Aspavarma

Aspavarma
Apracha King
(Gāndhārī: Apacaraja)
Coin of Aspavarma
Obv King mounted on a horse, holding a whip. Greek legend around ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ / ΑΖΟΥ.
Rev Pallas Athena holding spear, and triratna symbol. Kharoshthi legend around Iṃdravarmaputrasa Aśpavarmasa strategasa jayatasa "Victorious general Aspavarma, son of Indravarma".
Reign1st century (c. 15 CE - c. 45 CE)
PredecessorIndravarma
SuccessorSasan
HouseApracharajas
DynastyApracha
FatherIndravarma
ReligionBuddhism
Apracaraja Aspavarma.
Coin of Aspavarma (reverse).

Aspavarma or Aspa (Kharosthi: 𐨀𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨬𐨪𐨿𐨨 A-śpa-va-rma, Aśpavarma[1]) was an Apracha general who ruled in Gandhara. He was the son of the Apracharaja and general Indravarma who ruled in 50 CE.

  1. ^ Cunningham, Alexander, COINS OF THE INDO-SCYTHIANS. The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Third Series, Vol. 8 (1888), pp. 199-248

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