Zoilos I, (King Zoilus, the just) c. 150 BCE – 130 BCE.

Superb Zoilos I Silver Drachm, Bactria, Indo-Greek Kingdom, MIG 256b, Bop 3B, Maximum Diameter 15.2mm, Weight 1.77g, Die Axis 0^o.

 

Obverse - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔIKAIOY/ ΞΩΙΛOY, Diademed and Draped, bust right.

Reverse - 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨁𐨐𐨯 𐨰𐨆𐨀𐨁𐨫𐨯 (Maharajasa dhramikasa Jhoilasa (Kharosthi)), Heracles standing facing, with Wreath in outstretched right hand, Club cradled in left arm and draped with lion skin, AY monogram in lower left field.

 

Zoilos I, c. 130 BCE – 120 BCE.

            After the death of Menander Soter, there was a long series of Indo-Greek rulers about whom our only evidence is their coins. Zoilus I (also spelled Zoilos) appears to have been the first of these rulers. He may have been a rival of Menander I late in the latter's reign, as there is one coin of Menander apparently overstruck on a coin of Zoilus. Another sign that Zoilus was not Menander's natural successor is his adoption of Hercules as the deity depicted on his coinage. Hercules had been featured on the coins of Euthydemus I, Demetrius I and Euthydemus II, so this could indicate that Zoilus was a descendant of the Euthydemids, but in any case, the rejection of Athena, who was Menander's chosen deity, does suggest that Zoilus was not from Menander's house. In all probability, Strato I was Menander's natural successor.

 

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