Zoilos III.2C a separate king.3F Zoilos II

coin of full-haired zoilos later boxy mint-mark, hypothesized zoilos iii.

obv: bust of king greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ (basileos soteros zoilou) of king zoilos saviour .

rev: athena advancing left, thunderbolt , shield covered aegis (type of menander i). kharosthi legend: maharajasa tratarasa jhoilasa king zoilos saviour .



zoilos ii indian standard coin boxy mint-mark, possibly characteristic of zoilos iii. obv standing god apollo, holding arrow , bow.rev tripod.



monolingual coin of zoilos ii soter boxy mint-mark. obv standing apollo bead , reel border. rev diadem kharoshthi legend maharajasa tratarasa jhahilasa (saviour king zoilos).

the portraits attributed zoilos ii divided 2 groups; 1 depicting balding man hollow cheeks, other seemingly younger man fringe , round cheeks. numismatic evidence indicates younger portraits later, recent research has suggested attributed younger king, zoilos iii soter, have been son , successor of older zoilos.

in particular, mint mark characteristic of coins of zoilos full head of hair, later mint mark used down last indo-greek kings strato ii , strato iii, suggesting later reign zoilos iii. mint-mark never used balding zoilos ii, or king before him.

indo-scythian imitations

the indo-scythian king bhadayasa copied coins of zoilos ii, or hypothetical zoilos iii, mentioning own name on kharoshthi legend of coins.