Hippostratus

Hippostratus
Portrait of Hippostratus
Indo-Greek king
Reign65–55 BCE
Tetradrachm of Hippostratus.
Obv: Bust of Hippostratus with Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ "Of Great King Saviour Hippostratus".
Rev: King on horseback, galloping. Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA TRATASA MAHATASA JAYAMTASA HIPUSTRATASA "King Hippostratus, the Great Saviour and Conqueror.
Tetradrachm of Hippostratos.
Obv: Bust of Hippostratos with Greek legend BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ "Great King Saviour Hippostratus".
Rev: King on horseback, walking, making a gesture of benediction. Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA TRATASA MAHATASA JAYAMTASA HIPUSTRATASA "King Hippostratus, the Great Saviour and Conqueror.
Hippostratus with Triton holding dolphin and rudder and Tyche.

Hippostratus (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόστρατος, romanizedHippostratos, meaning "army of horses") was an Indo-Greek king who ruled central and north-western Punjab and Pushkalavati. Bopearachchi dates Hippostratus to 65 to 55 BCE whereas R. C. Senior suggests 60 to 50 BCE.


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