2688 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II) (AE Zeus/elephant) over Strato I (Heracles/Nike) (MacDonald coll., 154)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2688

91 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great King Heliokles the Just)

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_2089_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Heliocles_II).jpg

Overstruck variety

Traces of the overstruck variety

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	David MacDonald collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Greek) Diademed, draped bust of Zeus right.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great King Heliokles the Just) (Kharoshthi) Elephant walking left. In exergue, monogram.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Taxila

Ancient regionAncient region.

Gandhara

Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan

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:

Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 91 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 75 BCE

hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.878.87 g <br />8,870 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 205, n° 154.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284 and pl. 42, série 7., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 384.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.heliocles ii.11

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ (Greek) Bust of Heracles right, diademed, wearing lion skin, club at shoulder (visible on obverse: legend, outline of back of Heracles's head, top of club, ribbons of diadem, back of neck, neck termination)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mahajarassa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Straton the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Nike right, holding wreath and palm. In lower right field, monogram (visible on obverse: traces of legend, traces of Nike)

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Taxila

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Gandhara

Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Indo-Greek kingdom, Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

denomination B

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Indian (Hoover)

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 180, type 333, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 263, pl. 37, série 29 : HGC 12, n° 349
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.strato i.33

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: