Euthydemus II

Euthydemus II (Greek: Εὐθύδημος, Euthýdēmos) was a Greco-Bactrian king who ruled in Bactria in 185-180 BCE.

Euthydemus II
Tetradrachm of Euthydemus II (185–180 BC) with his portrait on the obverse wearing a diadem.
Reign	c. 180 BC
Predecessor	Demetrius I
Successor	Eucratides I
Born	c. 200 BC
Died	c. 180 BC Bactria
House	Euthydemid dynasty
Father	Demetrius I
Mother	Daughter of Antiochus III

Rule

Son of Demetrius I of Bactria, Euthydemus II became king in the 180s BCE, either after his father's death or as a sub-king to him. The style and rare nickel alloys of his coins associates him closely in time with the king Agathocles but their precise relation remains uncertain. Euthydemus is pictured as a boy on his coins and most likely died very young.

He was the last Euthydemid ruler of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom and perhaps related with king Xiutu of Gansu.

Gallery

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  Tetradrachm of king Euthydemus II with obverse showing the young king wearing a royal diadem.
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  Silver coin of Euthydemus II. Reverse with standing Heracles holding club. Greek legend reads: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ, "Of King Euthydemus".
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  Cupro-nickel coin of Euthydemus II, c. 185-180 BC with Laureate head of Apollo, and Tripod on the reverse.

See also

• Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
• Seleucid Empire
• Greco-Buddhism
• Indo-Scythians
• Indo-Parthian Kingdom
• Kushan Empire

References

• The Greeks in Bactria and India, W. W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.

External links

• Catalogue of Coins of Euthydemus II