Gadana

Gondophares III Gudana, or Gadana, previously called Orthagnes, was an Indo-Parthian king.[1]. He may have ruled circa 20–30 CE (25-55 CE according to Mitchiner).[1] He was one of the successors of Gondophares, together with Abdagases, Sases, Gondophares II, Sarpedones, and Pacores.[2] He may have ruled from Arachosia to Eastern Punjab.[2]

Coin of Orthagnes (Gondophares-Gadana). Seistan mint. Obv Bust of king. Rev Orthaganes, holding bow, seated right, being crowned by Nike.

Notes
  1. Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage - Michael Mitchiner - 1976, Volumes 7 à 9 - Pages 670, 717 and 770
  2. On the Cusp of an Era: Art in the Pre-Kuṣāṇa World, Doris Srinivasan, BRILL, 2007, p.255
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