ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on coins found in north-west South Asia inscribed with the name ‘Sophytes’. A detailed study is made of the iconography, weight standard and a die study of 82 Sophytes coins in various denominations. On the basis of this analysis, I argue: 1) The combination of the helmeted male figure and cockerel may represent a deity later assimilated into Skanda’s cult; 2) The coins were minted under the authority of Sophytes, a ruler in the Punjab whom Graeco-Roman sources associate with Alexander the Great.
