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Tetradrachm - Theophilos Autokrator
| Issuer | Indo-Greek Kingdom (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 90 BC |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left upon a cuirass and shield, holding a long spear upright in her right hand and a Nike (Victory) figure in her extended left hand. The goddess is depicted in full divine panoply, her aegis visible across the breast, reflecting the Indo-Greek royal association with Athena as divine protectress. A dynastic monogram appears in the inner left field. The reverse legend in Greek characters encircles the type, reading ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΘΕΟΦΙΛΟΥ ('of King Autokrator Theophilos'), all within a beaded border. |
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Theophilos is among the more obscure Indo-Greek rulers — his exact chronology remains disputed, with some scholars placing him as a subordinate king operating in a reduced territory as the kingdom fragmented under Scythian pressure from the northwest. The title Autokrator, borrowed from Seleucid and later Roman usage, appears on a handful of Indo-Greek issues and may signal a bid for legitimacy during a period of genuine political instability rather than ceremonial convention.