Arta (Kamuia)

A coin of Kharahostes (c. 10 BCE) as son of Arta.
Obverse: King on horseback, with levelled spear. Greek legend XAPAHWCTEI CATPAΠEI ARTAYOY ("Satrap Kharahostes, son of Arta"). Kharoahthi mint mark sam
Reverse: Lion. Kharoshthi legend Chatrapasa pra Kharaustasa Artasa putrasa ("Satrap Kharahostes, son of Arta").

Arta (Greek: Άρτα Árta, ΑΡΤΑΥΟΥ Artauou (epigraphic); Kharoshthi: 𐨀𐨪𐨿𐨚 A-rṭa, Arṭa[1]) was the elder brother of the well known Gandhara ruler Maues or Moga.[2]

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