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|Mint=Bactria (uncertain mint) | |Mint=Bactria (uncertain mint) | ||
|Ancient region=Eastern Punjab | |Ancient region=Eastern Punjab | ||
|Authority=Zoilus II Soter (Indo-Greek king, C. 55-35 BCE) | |Authority=Indo-Greek kingdom; Zoilus II Soter (Indo-Greek king, C. 55-35 BCE) | ||
|Date from=55 BCE | |Date from=55 BCE | ||
|Date to=35 BCE | |Date to=35 BCE | ||
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|Denomination=denomination AA | |Denomination=denomination AA | ||
|Standard=Greek module | |Standard=Greek module | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=Whitehead 1923, p. 308-309 ; Mitchiner 1975, type 462 b. ; Bopearachchi 1989, p. 74-75, n° 20, pl. VI ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 261. | ||
|Coin series reference=Bopearachchi 1991, p. 366 and pl. 68, série 5. ; Mitchiner 1975, p. 275, type 462.; HGC 12, n° 468 | |Coin series reference=Bopearachchi 1991, p. 366 and pl. 68, série 5. ; Mitchiner 1975, p. 275, type 462.; HGC 12, n° 468 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.zoilus_ii.4 | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.zoilus_ii.4 | ||
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|Overstruck mint=Bactria (uncertain mint) | |Overstruck mint=Bactria (uncertain mint) | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Bactria | |Overstruck ancient region=Bactria | ||
|Overstruck authority=Apollodotus II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Indo-Greek kingdom; Apollodotus II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=85 BCE | |Overstruck date from=85 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=65 BCE | |Overstruck date to=65 BCE | ||
Revision as of 14:55, 4 July 2023
55 BCE - 35 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ | Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (of Great King Zoilos the Savior)
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1922,0424.2915 | ||
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | R. B. Whitehead collection | Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Sialkot hoard |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ (Greek) Apollo right, wearing coat, holding arrow. In left field, elephant. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (of Great King Zoilos the Savior) (Kharosthi) Tripod. In left field, letter. In right field, letter. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Eastern Punjab | 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: | Indo-Greek kingdom, Zoilus II Soter (Indo-Greek king, C. 55-35 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 55 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 35 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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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination AA | ||
| StandardStandard.: Greek module | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Whitehead 1923, p. 308-309, Mitchiner 1975, type 462 b., Bopearachchi 1989, p. 74-75, n° 20, pl. VI, Bopearachchi 2008, p. 261. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Bopearachchi 19911Bopearachchi 1991, p. 366 and pl. 68, série 5., Mitchiner 19752Mitchiner 1975, p. 275, type 462., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 468 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (Greek) Apollo (visible on obverse: part of legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa (of the Great King Apollodotus the Savior) (Kharosthi) Tripod (visible on reverse: part of legend) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Bactria | Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Indo-Greek kingdom, Apollodotus II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | denomination A | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Greek module |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Mitchiner 19752Mitchiner 1975, p. 260, type 431, Bopearachchi 19911Bopearachchi 1991, p. 349-50, pl. 62, série 7, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 394. | ||
| 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 Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
- a b Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
- 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,
