TYPE Indo-Parthian Kingdom, Abdagases (ca. 55-65 AD), Indian standard billon tetradrachm, 9.83g DESCRIPTION . Obv: King on horseback r., hand raised, monogram ("Gondophares tamgha") right, Greek legend around VASILEYONTOS VASILEON / ABDAGASOU (mostly present, name clear) Rev: Zeus standing l., with outstretched right arm and scepter in left, Kharosthi legend "Gudupharabhrataputrasa maharajasa / Avadagashasa" REFERENCE: Mit 8.1126, Bop 227 (Malakand h.) GRADING: VF, weaker areas, bit rough toned billon, scarce ORDER INFO: G3142, $105 Historical evidence regarding Indo-Parthian (as well as Indo-Scythian or even Indo-Greek, for that matter) rulers is limited. While there is still not even full agreement on the sequence of their reigns, numismatic data would suggest that Abdagases was a nephew or satrap of Gondophares that succeded him in some domains. (Nevertheless, chronology remains uncertain - in ÒFrom Gondophares to KanishkaÓ (Glastonbury, 1997) Senior proposes that Abdagases governed Gandhara c. 5 BC Ð AD 19 as a successor of Gondophares I and that he was then ousted from his position by Gondophares-Sases in AD 19.). Despite this apparent obscurity, Indo-Parthian ties with the "Western" world are evidenced from facts ranging from the use of both Greek language and deities on coinage, to the apostolic journey of St. Thomas to the court of Abdagases' predecessor Gondophares. The story of the latter mission of St. Thomas the Apostle following Christ's Crucifixion is historically quite interesting - stretching from the writings of Origen and Eusebius, through layers of oral tradition, to the reality of a still vibrant surviving Indian Orthodox Church.