Peucolaus Soter Dicaeus (
Ancient Greek: Πευκόλαος Σωτήρ Δίκαιος,
romanized: Peukolaos Sōtēr Dikaios;
epithets mean respectively, "the Saviour", "the Just") was an
Indo-Greek king who ruled in the area of
Gandhara c. 90 BCE. His reign was probably short and insignificant, since he left only a few coins, but the relations of the latter Indo-Greek kings remain largely obscure.
His name could be interpreted as "The man from
Pushkalavati". Pushkalavati was the historic capital of Gandhara located in the
Valley of Peshawar.
Coinage
Peucolaus struck rare Indian standard silver coins with portrait in diadem, and a reverse of a standing Zeus, which resemble the reverse of contemporary kings
Heliokles II and
Archebios. The latter has overstruck two coins of Peucolaos.
He also issued bilingual bronzes with
Artemis and a crowned woman with a palm branch, perhaps a city-goddess or a personification of
Tyche, the deity for good luck.