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|Private collection=Muhammad Riaz Babar  
|Image overstriking coin=SO_2065_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Agathocleia)_(AE_Athena-Heracles).png
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2065_Diomedes_(drawing).png
|Private collection=Muhammad Riaz Babar
|Archaeological context=Hoard: Pandayale 2000
|Archaeological context=Hoard: Pandayale 2000
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ
|Obverse legend language=Greek
|Obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing a crested Boiotian helmet.
|Obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing a crested Boiotian helmet.
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa dhramikasa Stratasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great King Straton the Just Savior")
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa dhramikasa Stratasa (of Great King Straton the Just Savior)
|Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Reverse description=Heracles seated on rock left, holding club. In inner right field, monogram.
|Reverse description=Heracles seated on rock left, holding club. In inner right field, monogram.
|Mint=Uncertain mint
|Mint=Taxila
|Ancient region=Gandhara
|Ancient region=Gandhara
|Authority=Agathocleia Theotropos (Indo-Greek queen, 2nd century BC)
|Authority=Agathocleia Theotropos (Indo-Greek queen, 2nd century BC); Indo-Greek kingdom; Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC)
|Date from=110 BCE
|Date to=100 BCE
|Period=hellenistic
|Period=hellenistic
|Metal=Bronze
|Weight=8.63
|Weight=8.63
|Diameter=22
|Diameter=22
|Coin reference=O. Bopearachchi," Diomedes overstruck by Agathocleia", Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter 172 (Summer 2002), p. 13-14. ; O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 247, no. 3).
|Denomination=denomination B
|Coin series reference=O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 251 and pl. 34, series 3. ; M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 2. The Apogee of Indo-Greeks: circa 160 to 120 BC, London, 1975, p. 170, type 307.;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. 317.
|Standard=Indian module
|Coin reference=Bopearachchi 2002, p. 13-14. ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 247, n° 3
|Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 170, type 307.; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 251 and pl. 34, série 3. ; HGC 12, n° 317.
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.agathocleia_strato_i.3
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΔΙΟΜΗΔΟΥ
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΔΙΟΜΗΔΟΥ
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck obverse description=Dioscuroi standing facing, holding spears (visible on reverse: traces of Dioscuroi and legend)
|Overstruck obverse description=Dioscuroi standing facing, holding spears (visible on reverse: traces of Dioscuroi and legend)
|Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Diyumitasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great king Diomedes the Savior")
|Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Diyumitasa (of Great king Diomedes the Savior)
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Overstruck reverse description=Bull standing right. Below, monogram (visible on obverse: back part and legend)
|Overstruck reverse description=Bull standing right. Below, monogram (visible on obverse: back part and legend)
|Overstruck mint=Uncertain mint
|Overstruck mint=Taxila
|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara or Paropamisadai
|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara
|Overstruck authority=Diomedes Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-90 BC)
|Overstruck authority=Diomedes Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-90 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom
|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. 286.
|Overstruck date from=115 BCE
|Overstruck date to=105 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Overstruck denomination=denomination B
|Overstruck standard=Indian module
|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 205, type 354 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 298, pl. 45, série 10 ; HGC 12, n° 286.
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.diomedes.11
}}
}}

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 2744


110 BCE - 100 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ | Maharajasa tratarasa dhramikasa Stratasa (of Great King Straton the Just Savior)

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_2065_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Agathocleia)_(AE_Athena-Heracles).png
Traces of the overstruck variety
2065_Diomedes_(drawing).png
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: Muhammad Riaz Babar Archaeological contextArchaeological context: Hoard: Pandayale 2000

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ (Greek) Head of Athena right, wearing a crested Boiotian helmet. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Maharajasa tratarasa dhramikasa Stratasa (of Great King Straton the Just Savior) (Kharoshthi) Heracles seated on rock left, holding club. In inner right 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: Agathocleia Theotropos (Indo-Greek queen, 2nd century BC), 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.. 100 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: 8.638.63 g <br />8,630 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Indian module
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Bopearachchi 2002, p. 13-14., Bopearachchi 2008, p. 247, n° 3 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 170, type 307., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 251 and pl. 34, série 3., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 317.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΔΙΟΜΗΔΟΥ (Greek) Dioscuroi standing facing, holding spears (visible on reverse: traces of Dioscuroi and legend) ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Maharajasa tratarasa Diyumitasa (of Great king Diomedes the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Bull standing right. Below, monogram (visible on obverse: back part and 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: Diomedes Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-90 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 115 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 105 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 module
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 205, type 354, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 298, pl. 45, série 10, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 286.
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

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

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