2807 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Azilises) (AE king/Heracles) over Spalirises (king/Zeus Helios) (Senior 2003, p. 9, 70)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2807

57 BCE - 35 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayalishasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. of Great King, King of Kings Azilises the Great).

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_2114_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azilises).jpg

Overstruck variety

Traces of the overstruck variety

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Senior coll. ?

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ Armored Scythian king advancing right on horseback with lowered spear.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayalishasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. of Great King, King of Kings Azilises the Great). Heracles seated left on rock, holding club and resting hand on seat.

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:

Azilises (Indo-Scythian king, c. 85-45 or 35 BC), Gandhara (Indo-Greek Kingdom)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 57 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 35 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

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: 7.637.63 g <br />7,630 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Indian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Senior 2003, p. 9, n° 70

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Senior 20011Senior 2001, 2 vol. p. 26, n° 591.1, 59.2, 59.5, HGC 122HGC 12, n° 593

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑCΙΛΕѠN ΒΑCΙΛΕѠC ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ PΠΑΛΙΡΙCΟΥ (Greek) Armored Scythian king standing left, holding elephant goad. (visible on reverse: legend)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajasa mahatakasa Spalirishasa (of the Great King Spalirises the Great) (Kharoshthi) Radiate Zeus-Helios enthroned facing 3/4 left making benediction gesture and holding scepter. Monogram to right. (visible on obverse: legend and top of type)

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:

Spalirises (Indo-Scythian king, 1st century BC), Gandhara (Indo-Greek Kingdom)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 65 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 40 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:

Senior 20011Senior 2001, p. 30, n° 73.1, 73.2, HGC 122HGC 12, n° 621

Additional data

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

References

a b Senior, Robert C. (2001), Indo-Scythian Coins and History, 4 vol., Lancaster, Penn. ; London, Classical Numismatic Group.
a b Hoover, Oliver D. (2013), Handbook of coins of Baktria and ancient India : including Sogdiana, Margiana, Areia, and the Indo-Greek, Indo-Skythian, and native Indian states south of the Hindu Kush, fifth century BC to first century, Lancaster-London,