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|Image overstriking coin=SO_2123_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azes_I).png
|Image overstruck variety=Hippostratus_monster-poliad_god.jpeg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2126601&AucID=5081&Lot=1772
|Museum collection=Lahore Museum
|Museum collection=Lahore Museum
|Private collection=G. B. Bleazby collection
|Private collection=G. B. Bleazby collection
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ
|Obverse description=Poseido facing, one foot on divinity (river god), holding trident
|Obverse legend language=Greek
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (ie. "of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great")
|Obverse description=Poseidon facing, one foot on divinity (river god), holding trident
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great)
|Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Reverse description=Yakshi facing, holding sceptre. Inbackground, vines. In left field, monogram.
|Reverse description=Yakshi facing, holding sceptre. Inbackground, vines. In left field, monogram.
|Mint=Uncertain mint
|Mint=Taxila
|Authority=Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 48-25 BC)
|Ancient region=Gandhara
|Standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Authority=Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 58-12 BC); Gandhara (Indo-Greek Kingdom)
|Coin reference=O. Bopearachchi, "Monnaies indo-grecques surfrappées", Revue Numismatique 6/31 (1989), p. 49-79 (p. 78, no. 24, pl. VI) ; R. B. Whitehead, Catalogue of Coins in the Punjab Museum, Lahore. I. Indo-Greek Coins, Oxford, 1914, p. 123, no. 246. ; O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 261).
|Date from=58 BCE
|Coin series reference=R. C. Senior, Indo-Scythian Coins and History, vol. 2, London, 2001, p. 31-32, no. 77 ; M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 6: The Dynasty of Azes, c. 60-1 BC, 740;O. D. Hoover, 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 Centuries BC to First Century AD - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 12, Lancaster-London, 2013, no. 674
|Date to=12 BCE
|Period=Hellenistic
|Metal=Bronze
|Weight=18.50
|Denomination=denomination A
|Standard=Indian
|Coin reference=Whitehead 1914, p. 123, n° 246. ; Bopearachchi 1989, p. 78, n° 24, pl. VI ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 261
|Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 492, type 740 ; Senior 2001, vol. 2, p. 31-32, n° 77 ; HGC 12, n° 674
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ
|Overstruck obverse description=See monster (visible on reverse: head and body of the monster)
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck reverse description=Poliad god facing (nothing visible on obverse)
|Overstruck obverse description=Male anguipede standing facing, holding dolphin in right hand and rudder in left (visible on reverse: head and body of the monster)
|Overstruck authority=Hippostratus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 65-55 BC)
|Overstruck reverse legend=Mahārājasa tratarasa Hipustratasa (of the Great King Hippostratos the Savior)
|Coin series reference overstruck=M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 3. The decline of the Indo-Greeks : circa 130 to 0 B.C, London, 1975, no. 446
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Overstruck reverse description=Goddess standing left, wearing polos, outstretched right hand and carrying palm branch in left arm (nothing visible on obverse)
|Overstruck mint=Taxila
|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara
|Overstruck authority=Hippostratus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 65-55 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom
|Overstruck date from=65 BCE
|Overstruck date to=55 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Overstruck denomination=denomination A
|Overstruck standard=Indian
|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 267, type 446 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 360, pl. 66, série 12 ; HGC 12, n° 456
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.hippostratus.9
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread
|Level of confidence=strong
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 16:53, 18 February 2024

Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 2826


58 BCE - 12 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great)

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_2123_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azes_I).png
Overstruck variety
Hippostratus_monster-poliad_god.jpeg [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Lahore Museum
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: G. B. Bleazby collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ (Greek) Poseidon facing, one foot on divinity (river god), holding trident ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great) (Kharoshthi) Yakshi facing, holding sceptre. Inbackground, vines. In 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: Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 58-12 BC), Gandhara (Indo-Greek Kingdom)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 58 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 12 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 18.5018.5 g <br />18,500 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination A
StandardStandard.: Indian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Whitehead 1914, p. 123, n° 246., Bopearachchi 1989, p. 78, n° 24, pl. VI, Bopearachchi 2008, p. 261 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 492, type 740, Senior 20012Senior 2001, vol. 2, p. 31-32, n° 77, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 674

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ (Greek) Male anguipede standing facing, holding dolphin in right hand and rudder in left (visible on reverse: head and body of the monster) ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Mahārājasa tratarasa Hipustratasa (of the Great King Hippostratos the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Goddess standing left, wearing polos, outstretched right hand and carrying palm branch in left arm (nothing visible on obverse)
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: Hippostratus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 65-55 BC), 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.. 55 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org 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
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 267, type 446, Bopearachchi 19914Bopearachchi 1991, p. 360, pl. 66, série 12, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 456
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. a b  Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
  2. ^  Senior, Robert C. (2001), Indo-Scythian Coins and History, 4 vol., Lancaster, Penn. ; London, Classical Numismatic Group.
  3. 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,
  4. ^  Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.

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