642 Lassen on the History traced [No. 103. 



coins of Demetrios were struck, while he was unexpelled as yet 

 from Bactria by Eukratides, and infers, that Demetrios had there- 

 fore also reigned in Bactria, though but for a short tim^.* That 

 he laid claims to Bactria, is certain enough. These coins are 

 likewise of superior workmanship, and in most elegant taste. 

 Legend BASIAEQS AHMHTPIOY. The coins are rare, and 

 have been partly transmitted to us through India, partly 

 through Bokhara. Their proper place of discovery is perhaps 

 not yet exhausted (discovered ?) On this hereafter. Mr. Mion- 

 net (viii. 473) pretends to infer from these coins the existence 

 of two Demetrii; till this new fact in history is more surely 

 proved, we may be allowed to treat this second Demetrios as 

 ^^ a king of shadows .^^ 



Heliokles. — Known only by his coins, and first embodied 

 in the series of Bactrian kings by Mionnet, then by Visconti.f 

 Mionnet asserted, that he was the son of (or of an) Eukratides, 

 while Mr. R. R. thinks him his predecessor.]: A specimen 

 has been brought from the city of Cabul by Mr. Honigberger,§ 

 Type ; Jupiter standing, with the thunderbolt, and the legend 

 HAI0KAE0Y2 BA2IAEQ2 AIKAIOY. On account of 

 the epithet {just,) Mr. R. R. puts Heliokles in connexion with 

 other kings, who likewise style themselves just,\\ as the founder 

 of a separate branch ; but Lysias, whom he had in mind, in 

 forming his opinion, is a Spalyrios, and of the other Grecian 

 kings, only one has the same epithet, viz. Archelios, a later 

 discovery, he has indeed as well the Jupiter type, but he in 

 addition calls himself NIKH<1>0P02, and has a native legend. 

 A copper coin of Heliokles, the first specimen of this kind, 

 has been discovered of late in the Punjab, (As. Trans. Vol. vi. 

 987^) it is not stated, whether with a native legend or not. 

 I may be hereafter allowed to propose a conjecture on historic 

 grounds concerning his era. 



Eukratides. Mr. Raoul-Rochette^ distributes the coins bear- 

 ing this name, between two Eukratides, father and son, on 

 the precedent of Bayer, who maintained, that some things 



* I. p. 10. As. T. IV. pi. XXV. No. 2. 

 t R. R. J. des Sav. 1834. p. 329. % R. R. I. p. 34. II. p. 26. 



§ R. R. I. 3. II I. p. 26. t T. der Sav. p. 387. 



