Sophytes
From SILVER
Sophytes, or Sopeites, Saubhuti was the name of a king in Punjab in the northwestern Indian subcontinent during the time of the Alexander's invasion. Sophytes surrendered to Alexander and was allowed to retain his kingdom. Probably another Sophytes, who was satrap in the eastern territories conquered by Alexander the Great, minted his own coins in the Greek style circa 300 BCE. Little is known about him and hypotheses are numerous: Sophytes may have been a Hellenistic satrap who replaced Stasanor in Bactria-Sogdiana, or may have ruled in a neighboring area; he may also have been a Satrap of Arachosia.
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1909 - Oxus (uncertain mint) (Sophytes), silver, tetradrachms (Athena) (246-235 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 432 kg |
| S 1908 - Oxus (uncertain mint) (Sophytes), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus) (246-235 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 1,099 kg |
| S 1903 - Oxus (uncertain mint) (Sophytes), silver, didrachms (246-235 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 1,518 kg |
| S 1905 - Oxus (uncertain mint) (Sophytes), silver, drachms (246-235 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 4,566 kg |
| S 1906 - Oxus (uncertain mint) (Sophytes), silver, hemidrachms (246-235 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 8,000 kg |
| S 1904 - Oxus (uncertain mint) (Sophytes), silver, diobols (246-235 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 569 kg |
| S 1907 - Oxus (uncertain mint) (Sophytes), silver, obols (246-235 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 7,118 kg |
Overstriking coins
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Overstruck coins
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Sophytes 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | http://nomisma.org/id/sophytes_bactria |
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Literature
- Jansari 2018 (7 mentions)
- HGC 12 (3 mentions)
