Drachm In the name of Hermaeus

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.