3730 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Archebius) (tetradrachm) over uncertain type (HWCA, NYINC Signature Sale 3061, Jan. 2018, 29287): Difference between revisions
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|Sale=Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3061 | |Image overstriking coin=SO_2105_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Archebius).jpg | ||
|Sale=Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3061, 07 Jan. 2018, 29287 | |||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Obverse description=Bust of Archebius right, wearing diadem. | |Obverse description=Bust of Archebius right, wearing diadem. | ||
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa jayadharasa Arkhebiyasa ( | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa jayadharasa Arkhebiyasa (of Great king Archebius the Just Victory-bearer) | ||
|Reverse description=Zeus standing facing, brandishing thunderbolt and holding long scepter. In left field, monogram. | |Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
|Mint= | |Reverse description=Zeus-Mithra standing facing, brandishing thunderbolt and holding long scepter. In left field, monogram. | ||
|Ancient region= | |Mint=Taxila | ||
|Authority=Archebius of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. | |Ancient region=Gandhara | ||
|Date from=75 | |Authority=Archebius of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 75-65 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom | ||
|Date to=65 | |Date from=75 BCE | ||
|Date to=65 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=9.51 | |Weight=9.51 | ||
|Diameter=28 | |Diameter=28 | ||
|Axis=1 | |Axis=1 | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Indian | |Standard=Indian | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 207, type 356.; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 319-320 and pl. 50, série 2.; HGC 12, n° 432. | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.archebius.2 | |||
}} | }} | ||
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75 BCE - 65 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ | Maharajasa dhramikasa jayadharasa Arkhebiyasa (of Great king Archebius the Just Victory-bearer)
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3061, 07 Jan. 2018, 29287 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ (Greek) Bust of Archebius right, wearing diadem. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa dhramikasa jayadharasa Arkhebiyasa (of Great king Archebius the Just Victory-bearer) (Kharoshthi) Zeus-Mithra standing facing, brandishing thunderbolt and holding long scepter. 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: | Archebius of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 75-65 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 75 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 9.519.51 g <br />9,510 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Indian | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 207, type 356., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 319-320 and pl. 50, série 2., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 432. | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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: |
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: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
- ^ Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
- ^ 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,
