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|Image overstriking coin=SO_2076_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Heliocles_II).png
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2076_Heracles-Nike_(drawing).png
|Image overstruck variety=Strato I Heracles Nike.jpeg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1971969&AucID=4668&Lot=464
|Private collection=Private collection
|Private collection=Private collection
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ
|Obverse description=Bust of Heliocles II right, wearing diadem.
|Obverse legend language=Greek
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great king Heliokles the Just")
|Obverse description=Diademed, draped bust of Zeus right.
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
|Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Reverse description=Elephant walking left. In exergue, Σ.
|Reverse description=Elephant walking left. In exergue, Σ.
|Mint=Uncertain mint
|Mint=Taxila
|Ancient region=Eastern Gandhara or western Punjab
|Ancient region=Gandhara
|Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC)
|Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom
|Date from=95
|Date from=91 BCE
|Date to=80
|Date to=75 BCE
|Period=hellenistic
|Period=hellenistic
|Weight=8,25
|Metal=Bronze
|Weight=8.25
|Diameter=21
|Diameter=21
|Denomination=denomination B
|Standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Coin reference=O. Bopearachchi and A. ur Rahman, Pre-Kushana Coins in Pakistan, Karachi, 1995, p. 134-135, no. 470. ; O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 250, no. 9).
|Coin reference=Bopearachchi - ur Rahman 1995, p. 134-135, n° 470. ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 250, n° 9
|Coin series reference=O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 284 and pl. 42, series 7. ; M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 2. The Apogee of Indo-Greeks: circa 160 to 120 BC, London, 1975, p. 165, type 294.;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. 384.
|Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294.; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284 and pl. 42, série 7. ; HGC 12, n° 384.
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.heliocles_ii.11
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΟΣ
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΟΣ
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Heracles right, club over shoulder (visible on obverse: diadem, part of legend)
|Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Heracles right, club over shoulder (visible on obverse: diadem, part of legend)
|Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Stratasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great King Stato the Savior")
|Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Stato the Savior)
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Overstruck reverse description=Nike right, holding wreath and palm. In field, monogram (visible on reverse: head of Nike)
|Overstruck reverse description=Nike right, holding wreath and palm. In field, monogram (visible on reverse: head of Nike)
|Overstruck mint=Uncertain mint
|Overstruck mint=Taxila
|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara
|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara
|Overstruck authority=Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC)
|Overstruck authority=Indo-Greek kingdom; Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC)
|Coin series reference overstruck=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. 349.
|Overstruck date from=110 BCE
|Overstruck date to=85 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Overstruck denomination=denomination B
|Overstruck standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 180, type 333 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 263, pl. 37, série 29 ; HGC 12, n° 349
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.strato_i.33
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Level of confidence=sure
}}
}}

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Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3218


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

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_2076_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Heliocles_II).png
Overstruck variety
Strato I Heracles Nike.jpeg [1]
Traces of the overstruck variety
2076_Heracles-Nike_(drawing).png
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: Private 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, Σ.
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 Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.258.25 g <br />8,250 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Bopearachchi - ur Rahman 1995, p. 134-135, n° 470., Bopearachchi 2008, p. 250, n° 9 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:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΟΣ (Greek) Bust of Heracles right, club over shoulder (visible on obverse: diadem, part of legend) ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Maharajasa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Stato the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Nike right, holding wreath and palm. In field, monogram (visible on reverse: head 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 Nomisma.org 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 123HGC 12, n° 349
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:
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