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1 Drachm - Sapalbizes
| Issuer | Yuezhi, Tribal confederation of |
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| Year | 20 BC - 1 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse lettering | V NANAIA - NANAIA |
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Sapalbizes ruled a Yuezhi sub-kingdom in Bactria during the turbulent interregnum between the collapse of Indo-Greek power and the consolidation of the Kushan empire. His coinage closely imitates Indo-Greek prototypes — a deliberate choice by a nomadic ruling class asserting legitimacy over sedentary Greek-influenced populations they had displaced after pushing south across the Oxus in the late 2nd century BC. The specific tribal affiliation of Sapalbizes within the Yuezhi confederation remains debated; he may represent one of the five *xihou* recorded in Chinese sources.