Epander
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.5|Coin of Epander. Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΕΠΑΝΔΡΟΥ Basileos Nikephorou Epandrou, "Of the Victorious King Epander". thumb|upright=1.5|Coin of Epander. Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΕΠΑΝΔΡΟΥ Basileos Nikephorou Epandrou, "Of the Victorious King Epander". thumb|upright=1.5|Indian-standard coin of Epander. Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΕΠΑΝΔΡΟΥ Basileos Nikephorou Epandrou, "Of the Victorious King Epander". Epander (Greek: Épandros meaning "above man") was one of the Indo-Greek kings. He may have been a relative of Menander I, and the findplaces of his coins seem to
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Key facts
- Monarch.name
- Epander Nikephoros ("Victorious")
- Monarch.succession
- Indo-Greek king
- Monarch.image
- Epander portrait.jpg
- Monarch.caption
- Portrait of Epander.
- Monarch.reign
- 95–90 BC
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Key dates
- Born
- 100 BCE
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Time of reign
- Coins of Epander
- Overstrikes
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.5|Coin of Epander. Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΕΠΑΝΔΡΟΥ Basileos Nikephorou Epandrou, "Of the Victorious King Epander". thumb|upright=1.5|Coin of Epander. Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΕΠΑΝΔΡΟΥ Basileos Nikephorou Epandrou, "Of the Victorious King Epander". thumb|upright=1.5|Indian-standard coin of Epander. Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΕΠΑΝΔΡΟΥ Basileos Nikephorou Epandrou, "Of the Victorious King Epander". Epander (Greek: Épandros meaning "above man") was one of the Indo-Greek kings. He may have been a relative of Menander I, and the findplaces of his coins seem to indicate that he ruled in the area of Punjab.
==Time of reign== Bopearachchi dates Epander to c. 95–90 BC and R. C. Senior to c. 80 BC. The scarcity of his coins indicate that his reign was short and/or his territory limited.