Heliocles II
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Heliocles II was a lesser-known Indo-Greek king who ruled parts of northwestern South Asia during the Hellenistic period, primarily known through his coinage and fragmentary historical references.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic ruler
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Indo-Greek king ⓘ |
| coinageMaterial |
bronze
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silver ⓘ |
| coinageType |
bronze coin
ⓘ
drachm ⓘ tetradrachm ⓘ |
| country | Indo-Greek Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedOnCoinObverse | diademed bust of king ⓘ |
| depictedOnCoinReverse | standing deity ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalEvidence |
numismatic evidence
ⓘ
stylistic analysis of coins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coinage
ⓘ
fragmentary historical references ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Greek
ⓘ
Kharosthi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Ηλιοκλής NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| partOf | Indo-Greek dynasties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleDynasticAffiliation | Euthydemid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Gandhara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paropamisadae NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern South Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic Greek religion ⓘ |
| sovereignStateAtTime | Indo-Greek Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsedOnCoins |
Greek alphabet
ⓘ
Kharosthi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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