3834 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Azes I) (AE Poseidon/Yakshi) over Hippostratus (Zeus/horse) (London, BM, 1859-3-01.82)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3834

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (ie. "of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great")

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Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, 1859,0301.82
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Brereton collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ Poseido facing, one foot on divinity (river god), holding trident

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (ie. "of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great") 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.:

Uncertain mint

Ancient regionAncient region.

Modern countryModern country: unknown

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. 48-25 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

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.5211.52 g <br />11,520 mg <br />
		StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

O. Bopearachchi, "Monnaies indo-grecques surfrappées", Revue Numismatique 6/31 (1989), p. 49-79 (p. 77, no. 23, pl. VI), BMC India (Greek & Scythic) / The coins of the Greek and Scythic kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum, p. 89, no. 184, O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 261).

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

R. C. Senior1R. C. Senior, Indo-Scythian Coins and History, vol. 2, London, 2001, p. 31-32, no. 77, M. H. Mitchiner2M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 6: The Dynasty of Azes, c. 60-1 BC, 740, O. D. Hoover3O. 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. 674

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ Zeus seated on throne (visible on obverse: head of Zeus, legend)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Horse left (nothing visible on 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:

Hippostratus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 65-55 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:

M. H. Mitchiner2M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 3. The decline of the Indo-Greeks : circa 130 to 0 B.C, London, 1975, no. 449

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