THE DECLINE OF THE INDO-GREEKS: A Reappraisal of the Chronology from the Time of Menander to that of Azes

Bilingual (Greek-English) edition. Soft cover, 24 cm, 128 pp., 3 coin plates, 1 map. ISBN: 9608552273.

"The impetus to write this paper came from an overstrike identified by Dr. D. MacDonald. Published in this monograph, it is of Heliocles II over Hermaios and changes the considered order of these kings. A study of all the known overstrikes and examination of the hoard evidence completely revises the previously accepted sequences and shows a more logical succession of monograms and types. This necessitates a revised chronology for many of these 'Indo-Greek' monarchs. A possible peripatetic 'Court mint' is also suggested. The relationship with the early Indo-Scythian coinage is considered and the matter of who issued the posthumous-Hermaios coins. In an addendum a new and remarkable find is published, the coin of the 'Indo-Greek' king Artemidoros on which he states that he is the son of the Scythian king, Maues! This coin alone forces one to reconsider just who were Scythians and who Greeks in this time of transition. Several of the coins illustrated are unique or not to be found in other published works and this monograph will prove to be a landmark in future studies of this series." - R.C. Senior