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|Image overstriking coin=SO_2111_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Telephus).png
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2111_Archebius_reverse_(drawing).png
|Image overstruck variety=Archebius_Zeus_pilei.jpeg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1901931&AucID=4459&Lot=632
|Private collection=Riaz Babar collection
|Private collection=Riaz Babar collection
|Archaeological context=Found at Shaikhan Dheri in terra-cotta casket with a bead and some ashes / Pushkalavati
|Archaeological context=Found at Shaikhan Dheri in terra-cotta casket with a bead and some ashes / Pushkalavati
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΤΗΛΕΦΟΥ
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΤΗΛΕΦΟΥ
|Obverse legend language=Greek
|Obverse description=Zeus seated facing 3/4 left, holding scepter and making benediction gesture.
|Obverse description=Zeus seated facing 3/4 left, holding scepter and making benediction gesture.
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa kalanakramasa Teliphasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of great king Telephos the Benefactor")
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa kalanakramasa Teliphasa (of great king Telephos the Benefactor)
|Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Reverse description=Male charakter seated on rocks right, naked, branch over shoulder, holding hands over fire or holding a snake (?). In left field, monogram.
|Reverse description=Male charakter seated on rocks right, naked, branch over shoulder, holding hands over fire or holding a snake (?). In left field, monogram.
|Mint=Uncertain mint
|Mint=Taxila
|Ancient region=Western Gandhara
|Ancient region=Gandhara
|Authority=Telephus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 75-70 BC)
|Authority=Telephus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-70 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom
|Weight=8.8
|Date from=80 BCE
|Date to=70 BCE
|Period=Hellenistic
|Metal=Bronze
|Weight=8.80
|Diameter=23
|Diameter=23
|Denomination=denomination A/B
|Standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Coin reference=O. Bopearachchi, "Découvertes récentes de trésors indo-grecs : nouvelles données historiques", Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 2 (1995), p. 611-630 (p. 626-627, pl. 2, no. 16). ; O. Bopearachchi, "Indian brahman on a coin of Indo-Greek Telephus", Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter 145 (1995), p. 8-9. ; O. Bopearachchi and W. Pieper, Ancient Indian Coins, Brepols, Turnhout 1998, p. 211-212. ; O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 252-253, no. 14 and p. 261).
|Coin reference=Bopearachchi, "Découvertes récentes de trésors indo-grecs : nouvelles données historiques", Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 2 (1995), p. 611-630 (p. 626-627, pl. 2, no. 16). ; Bopearachchi 1995, p. 8-9. ; Bopearachchi - Pieper 1998, p. 211-212. ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 252-253, n° 14 and p. 261
|Coin series reference=O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 345 and pl. 60, series 3. ; M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 3. The decline of the Indo-Greeks : circa 130 to 0 B.C, London, 1975, p. 269, type 453. ; O. 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. 411.
|Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 269, type 453. ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 345 and pl. 60, série 3. ; HGC 12, n° 411.
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.telephus.4
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Zeus right, wearing diadem, scepter over shoulder (nothing visible on obverse).
|Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Zeus right, wearing diadem, scepter over shoulder (nothing visible on obverse).
|Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa jayadharasa Arkhebiyyasa (Kharoshthi; ie. "of Great King Archebios the Just Victory-bearer).
|Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa jayadharasa Arkhebiyyasa (of Great King Archebios the Just Victory-bearer).
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Overstruck reverse description=Two palm branches flanked by two pilei. Below, monogram (visible on reverse: part of legend)
|Overstruck reverse description=Two palm branches flanked by two pilei. Below, monogram (visible on reverse: part of legend)
|Overstruck mint=Uncertain mint
|Overstruck mint=Taxila
|Overstruck ancient region=Eastern Gandhara
|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara
|Overstruck authority=Archebius of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 90-80 BC)
|Overstruck authority=Archebius of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 75-65 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom
|Coin series reference overstruck=O. 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. 444.
|Overstruck date from=75 BCE
|Overstruck date to=65 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Overstruck denomination=denomination A/B
|Overstruck standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 211, type 365 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 324 and pl. 52, série 13 ; HGC 12, n° 444.
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.archebius.18
}}
}}

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3821


80 BCE - 70 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΤΗΛΕΦΟΥ | Maharajasa kalanakramasa Teliphasa (of great king Telephos the Benefactor)

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_2111_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Telephus).png
Overstruck variety
Archebius_Zeus_pilei.jpeg [1]
Traces of the overstruck variety
2111_Archebius_reverse_(drawing).png
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: Riaz Babar collection Archaeological contextArchaeological context: Found at Shaikhan Dheri in terra-cotta casket with a bead and some ashes / Pushkalavati

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΤΗΛΕΦΟΥ (Greek) Zeus seated facing 3/4 left, holding scepter and making benediction gesture. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Maharajasa kalanakramasa Teliphasa (of great king Telephos the Benefactor) (Kharoshthi) Male charakter seated on rocks right, naked, branch over shoulder, holding hands over fire or holding a snake (?). 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: Telephus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-70 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 80 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.808.8 g <br />8,800 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination A/B
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Bopearachchi, "Découvertes récentes de trésors indo-grecs : nouvelles données historiques", Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 2 (1995), p. 611-630 (p. 626-627, pl. 2, no. 16)., Bopearachchi 1995, p. 8-9., Bopearachchi - Pieper 1998, p. 211-212., Bopearachchi 2008, p. 252-253, n° 14 and p. 261 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 269, type 453., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 345 and pl. 60, série 3., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 411.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ (Greek) Bust of Zeus right, wearing diadem, scepter over shoulder (nothing visible on obverse). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Maharajasa dhramikasa jayadharasa Arkhebiyyasa (of Great King Archebios the Just Victory-bearer). (Kharoshthi) Two palm branches flanked by two pilei. Below, monogram (visible on reverse: 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: Archebius of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 75-65 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 75 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: denomination A/B StandardStandard. ᵖ: Indian (Hoover)
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 211, type 365, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 324 and pl. 52, série 13, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 444.
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

  1. a b  Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
  2. a b  Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
  3. 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,

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