SO 2112 - Uncertain mint under Spalirises over uncertain mint

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Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Ancient regionAncient region. Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: Spalirises (Indo-Scythian king, 1st century BC), Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 48-25 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: R. C. Senior, "Vonones, Maues and the early Indo-Scythic succession", Oriental Numismatic Studies (1996), p. 11-44 (p. 14), O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 252-253, p. 260). Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: R. C. Senior1R. C. Senior, Indo-Scythian Coins and History, vol. 2, London, 2001,

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Hermaeus Soter (Indo-Greek king of the Eucratid Dynasty, c. 90-70 BC) - pretended authority (posthume)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^ R. C. Senior