THIS IS ONLY A TEST WIKI - the real SILVER wiki is available at https://silver.kbr.be

2636 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Menander I) (AE bull/tripod) over Menander I (Menander I/dolphin) (Triton, VIII, Jan. 2005, 658): Difference between revisions

From SILVER
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Overstrike
{{Overstrike
|Sale=Triton 8 (11/01/2005), no. 658
|Image overstriking coin=SO 2063.jpg
|Sale=Triton 8 (11/01/2005), lot 658
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ
|Obverse legend language=Greek
|Obverse description=Head of bull facing.
|Obverse description=Head of bull facing.
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa (Kharoshthi: ie. of Great king Menander the Savior)
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa (Kharoshthi: ie. of Great king Menander the Savior)
|Reverse legend language=Kharosthi
|Reverse description=Tripod. In left field, monogram.
|Reverse description=Tripod. In left field, monogram.
|Mint=Uncertain mint
|Mint=Bactria (uncertain mint)
|Ancient region=Parapamisadai or Gandhara
|Ancient region=Parapamisadai or Gandhara
|Authority=Menander I Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 165/155-130 BC)
|Authority=Menander I Soter (Indo-Greek king of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, 165/155 -130 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom
|Date from=165
|Date from=165
|Date to=130
|Date to=130
|Metal=Bronze
|Weight=19.72
|Weight=19.72
|Axis=12 h
|Axis=12
|Denomination=8 units
|Denomination=chalkoi
|Standard=Indian
|Standard=Indian module
|Coin series reference=O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 243 and pl. 32, series 29. ; M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 2. The Apogee of Indo-Greeks: circa 160 to 120 BC, London, 1975, p. 131, type 233.;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. 198.
|Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 131, type 233 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 243 and pl. 32, série 29. ; HGC 12, n° 198.
|Overstruck authority=Menander I Soter (Indo-Greek king of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, 165/155 -130 BC)
|Overstruck authority=Menander I Soter (Indo-Greek king of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, 165/155 -130 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. 194.
|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. 194.
}}
}}

Revision as of 12:58, 4 July 2023

Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 2636


165 - 130ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ | Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa (Kharoshthi: ie. of Great king Menander the Savior)

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 2063.jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: Triton 8 (11/01/2005), lot 658

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Head of bull facing. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa (Kharoshthi: ie. of Great king Menander the Savior) (Kharosthi) Tripod. In left field, monogram.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Bactria (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region. Parapamisadai or 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: Menander I Soter (Indo-Greek king of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, 165/155 -130 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 165 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 130 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: 19.7219.72 g <br />19,720 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: chalkoi AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
StandardStandard.: Indian module
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 131, type 233, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 243 and pl. 32, série 29., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 198.

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: Menander I Soter (Indo-Greek king of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, 165/155 -130 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: O. D. Hoover4O. 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. 194.
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
  2. ^  Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
  3. ^  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. ^ O. D. Hoover 

Retrieved from "https://silver.knowledge.wiki/index.php?title=2636_-_Gandhara/Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Menander_I)_(AE_bull/tripod)_over_Menander_I_(Menander_I/dolphin)_(Triton,_VIII,_Jan._2005,_658)&oldid=56351"
a Knowledge.wiki project
Powered by Semantic MediaWiki