3123 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Amyntas) (AE Zeus/Athena) over Epander (Nike/bull) (CNG, MBS 64, Sept. 2003, 551)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3123

80 BCE - 65 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ NIKΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ | Maharajasa jayadharasa Amitasa (of Great king Amyntas the Victory-bearer)

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_2104_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Amyntas).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 64, 24 Sept. 2003, 551

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ NIKΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (Greek) Bust of Zeus-Mithra right, wearing Phrygian cap.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajasa jayadharasa Amitasa (of Great king Amyntas the Victory-bearer) (Kharoshthi) Athena standing left, raising right hand, holding spear in left hand, shield slung on back. In lower left field, 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:

Amyntas of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 80 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 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: 9.569.56 g <br />9,560 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Bopearachchi 2008, p. 258-259	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 222, type 397., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 304 and pl. 47, série 15., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 428.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.amyntas.16

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΕΠΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Nike walking right, holding wreath in outstretched right hand, palm branch in left. Visible: traces of legend

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajasa jayadharasa Epandrasa (of the Great King Epander the Victory-bearer) (Kharoshthi) Bull standing right. Visible: traces of legend

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:

Epander (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-75 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 80 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 75 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 A

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Indian (Hoover)

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 168, type 302, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 305, pl. 48, série 2, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 413.
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.epander.3

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

a b Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
a b Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
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,