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|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 145, type 266 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 269-70, pl. 39 and 39, série 8 ; HGC 12, n° 245. | |Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 145, type 266 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 269-70, pl. 39 and 39, série 8 ; HGC 12, n° 245. | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.lysias.15 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.lysias.15 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
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110 BCE - 85 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ | Maharajasa prakashasa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Straton the Illustrious Savior)
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 106, 13 Sept. 2017, 566 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | W. Pieper Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ (Greek) Apollo standing facing, holding arrow and leaning on bow set on ground | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa prakashasa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Straton the Illustrious Savior) (Kharoshthi) Tripod. To left, 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 |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.1310.13 g <br />10,130 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination A/B | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover) | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Senior 1997, p. 10, Bopearachchi - Pieper 1998, p. 204-205, n. 38, Senior 2004b, p. 6, no. 6ii, pl. 1, Senior 2004a, p. 26, Bopearachchi 2008, p. 256 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 181, type 336., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 264-265 and pl. 37, série 31., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 348 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΙΚΗΤΟΥ ΛΥΣΙΟΥ (Greek) Head of Heracles right, draped, with club over left shoulder (visible on obverse: part of legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Mahārājasa apadihatasa Lisikasa (of The Great King Lysias the Unconquered) (Kharoshthi) Elephant walking right (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: | Indo-Greek kingdom, Lysias Anicetus (Indo-Greek king, c. 130-120 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 130 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 120 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | denomination B | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Indian (Hoover) |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 145, type 266, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 269-70, pl. 39 and 39, série 8, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 245. | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | 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,


