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Heraios

1st century BCE–1st century CE · 1st century BCE

Heraios was a ruler in Bactria known only from his coins, which were inscribed in Greek and show him in Hellenistic royal style with a steppe-style portrait. He probably reigned in the late 1st century BCE or early 1st century CE and was one of the Yuezhi lords; his coins call him a Kushan, but his relation to Kujula Kadphises is uncertain.

Heraios
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Heraios. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/heraios
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