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Drachm In the name of Hermaeus
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom |
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| Year | 70 BC - 50 AD |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΕΡΜΑΙΟΥ |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Hermaeus was the last identifiable Indo-Greek king, and coins struck in his name continued to be produced long after his death — possibly into the early first century AD — by local rulers or successor mints with no political connection to the original dynasty. This piece belongs to that posthumous tradition, where his name served as a legitimizing fiction rather than a claim of living authority. The extraordinary date range reflects genuine scholarly uncertainty about when production finally ceased.