3050 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Strato I) (AE Heracles/Nike) over Diomedes (Dioscuri/bull) (CNG, MBS 60, May 2002, 1118): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstruck variety=Diomedes_Dioscuroi_bull_1.jpeg | |Image overstruck variety=Diomedes_Dioscuroi_bull_1.jpeg | ||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1388167&AucID=2812&Lot=141 | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1388167&AucID=2812&Lot=141 | ||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group MBS 60 | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 60, 22 May 2002, 1118 | ||
|Private collection=Private collection | |Private collection=Private collection | ||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ | ||
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|Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | |Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
|Reverse description=Nike walking right, holding wreath and palm. In right field, monogram. | |Reverse description=Nike walking right, holding wreath and palm. In right field, monogram. | ||
|Mint= | |Mint=Taxila | ||
|Ancient region=Gandhara | |Ancient region=Gandhara | ||
|Authority=Indo-Greek kingdom; Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) | |Authority=Indo-Greek kingdom; Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) | ||
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|Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Bull standing right. Below, monogram (visible on obverse: monogram and part of legend) | |Overstruck reverse description=Bull standing right. Below, monogram (visible on obverse: monogram and part of legend) | ||
|Overstruck mint= | |Overstruck mint=Taxila | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara | |Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara | ||
|Overstruck authority=Indo-Greek kingdom; Diomedes Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-90 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Indo-Greek kingdom; Diomedes Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-90 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=115 BCE | |Overstruck date from=115 BCE | ||
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|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 205, type 354 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 298, pl. 45, série 10 ; HGC 12, n° 286 | |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 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.diomedes.11 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
}} | }} | ||
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110 BCE - 85 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ | Maharajasa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Strato the Savior)
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 60, 22 May 2002, 1118 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Private collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ (Greek) Bust of Heracles right, club over shoulder. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Strato the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Nike walking right, holding wreath and palm. In 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: | 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.. 85 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: 8.158.15 g <br />8,150 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Indian module | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Senior 2004b, p. 6, n° 5, pl. 1, Bopearachchi 2008, p. 248, n° 4 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 180, type 333, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 263, and pl. 37, série 29., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 349 |
| 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) | 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: monogram and part of 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: | Indo-Greek kingdom, Diomedes Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-90 BC) |
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 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 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: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- a b Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
- a b Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
- 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,
