Major Tod's Account of Greek, Parthian, and Hindu Medals. 321 



These three last names were well known to Bayer, who has, however, 

 rejected them (for reasons which he assigns) as kings of Bactria. Heliocles, 

 it is true, he does not mention by name distinctly, perhaps as some ground 

 existed for believing that Demetrius and Heliocles were the same person. 



The Chevalier Sestini, in his work on Coins,* introduces Apollodotus 

 between Euthydemus and Menander, and Heliocles after the latter. He 

 gives a medal of the latter prince, a description of which will be found in 

 Mionnet,t where also a medal of Euthydemus is engraved. 



Another valuable acquisition to the very few existing medals of these 

 princes has been in that of Demetrius, the son of Euthydemus, described in 

 a treatise entitled " Supplement a la suite des Medailles des Rois de la 

 Bactriane."1: Both father and son have the same type on the reverse, viz. 

 Hercules with the club and the lions skin. 



The ancient authorities on the succession of these princes are so little 

 satisfactory, that the writers, who have followed them, have come to very 

 different conclusions, not only in the order of succession, but in the relation, 

 ship of those princes. Thus, one§ makes Euthydemus the brother of 

 Theodotus, whose sceptre he usurped ; while another,]] quoting Polybius, 

 calls him a nobleman of Bactria. But this is of little importance ; Deme- 

 trius was the son of Euthydemus, and, by marrying the daughter of An- 

 tiochus the Great, secured the crown of Bactria to his father, against any 

 further attempt from Syria. A more important question is, whether Deme- 

 trius ever reigned in Bactria. It is certain, he did not succeed his father, 

 and the majority of opinions is against that point, though the compilers of 

 the Ancient Universal History say, " Menander was succeeded by his 

 nephew Demetrius, the son of Euthydemus, in whose name he had governed, 

 that prince being very young, at his father's death." They further say. 



• Classes GenOrales Geographiae Numismaticae, by tlie Chevalier Sestini, who was kind enough 

 to present it to me at Florence. 



f Description de Medailles Antiques. It contains the description of tlie only two Bactrian 

 medals yet found, Euthydemus and Eucratides, besides Heliocles, of " an uncertain epoch."— 

 V'ol. V. page 704. 



t This was obligingly given to me by the Chevalier Sestini, but I have not been so fortunate 

 as to meet with the account of those prior to Demetrius, by the same author. The Supplement 

 is printed at St. Peteriburgh. 



J Anc. Univ. Hist., History of Bactria, vol. iii. page 846. 



11 Lewis, Parthian Empire, page 21. 



