Indo-Greek Philoxenos Aniketos AR Tetradrachm, Horseman, Rare Monogram

Philoxenos Aniketos, tetradrachm, silver, reigned 125–110 BC; struck 125–110 BC, Paropamisadai or Gandhara mint, 9.80 g, 24 mm. Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΙΚΗΤΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΞΕΝΟΥ; helmeted, diademed, and draped bust right. Reverse: Kharosthi legend MAHARAJASA APADIHATASA PHILASINASA; king on horse prancing right; monogram in lower right field. Struck on a broad flan with bilingual legends; minor flan roughness and typical die wear; die axis about 12h. Bopearachchi 5 var. (monogram); SNG ANS 1187; HGC 12. Indo-Greek Kingdom; very rare monogram type.

Philoxenos Aniketos ruled parts of Paropamisadai and Gandhara during the late Indo-Greek period, issuing bilingual Greek–Kharosthi silver to serve mixed Hellenic and South Asian constituencies. His epithet “Aniketos” (“Invincible”) is rendered on the reverse as apadihatasa, and the equestrian type reflects the central role of cavalry in Indo-Greek warfare and royal iconography. The coinage documents Hellenistic political control south of the Hindu Kush and is a key source for the chronology and administrative organization of the Indo-Greek mints, with monograms indicating specific workshop activity.