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|Coin reference=Bopearachchi 1989, p. 77, n° 23, pl. VI ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 261 ; https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1859-0301-82 | |Coin reference=Bopearachchi 1989, p. 77, n° 23, pl. VI ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 261 ; https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1859-0301-82 | ||
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58 BCE - 12 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great)
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
Hippostratos_Zeus-horse.jpeg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1859-3-01.82 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Brereton 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 (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), Indo-Scythian 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  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.5211.52 g <br />11,520 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination A | |
| StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover) | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Bopearachchi 1989, p. 77, n° 23, pl. VI, Bopearachchi 2008, p. 261, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1859-0301-82 | 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) Zeus-Mithra, seated facing on throne, aureole around head, outstretched right arm (visible on obverse: head of Zeus, legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Mahārājasa tratarasa Hipustratasa (of the Great King Hippostratos the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Horse standing left, surrounded by bead and reel border. Monogram to left. (nothing visible on reverse) |
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 periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | denomination A | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Indian (Hoover) |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 268, type 449, Bopearachchi 19914Bopearachchi 1991, p. 359, pl. 66, série 10, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 457 | ||
| 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
- a b Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
- ^ Senior, Robert C. (2001), Indo-Scythian Coins and History, 4 vol., Lancaster, Penn. ; London, Classical Numismatic Group.
- 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,
- ^ Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
