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Hemi-Obol - Theophilus
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom |
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| Year | 90 BC |
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| Value | Hemiobol (1⁄12) |
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| Obverse script | Greek/Kharoshthi |
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| Mintage | ND (-90) |
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Theophilus is among the most obscure of the Indo-Greek kings, known almost entirely from his coinage rather than any textual source. His precise placement in the dynastic sequence remains disputed — Bopearachchi positions him in the late Paropamisadae region around 90 BC, but the geographic and chronological assignment rests heavily on stylistic comparison and find-spot evidence rather than firm historical record.
The copper denominations of these peripheral Indo-Greek rulers circulated in a zone increasingly pressured by Scythian incursions from the north.