2807 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Azilises) (AE king/Heracles) over Spalirises (king/Zeus Helios) (Senior 2003, p. 9, 70): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=SO_2114_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azilises).jpg | |||
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2114_Spalirises_(drawing).jpg | |||
|Private collection=Senior coll. ? | |Private collection=Senior coll. ? | ||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ | ||
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|Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayalishasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. of Great King, King of Kings Azilises the Great). | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayalishasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. of Great King, King of Kings Azilises the Great). | ||
|Reverse description=Heracles seated left on rock, holding club and resting hand on seat. | |Reverse description=Heracles seated left on rock, holding club and resting hand on seat. | ||
|Mint= | |Mint=Taxila | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Gandhara | ||
|Authority=Azilises (Indo-Scythian king, c. | |Authority=Azilises (Indo-Scythian king, c. 85-45 or 35 BC); Indo-Scythian kingdom | ||
|Date from=85 BCE | |||
|Date to=45 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Bronze | |||
|Weight=7.63 | |Weight=7.63 | ||
|Diameter=25 | |Diameter=25 | ||
|Denomination=denomination B | |||
|Standard=Indian | |||
|Coin reference=R. C. Senior, "More unpublished Indo-Greek coins", Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter 175 (2003), p. 9-11 (p. 9, no. 70) | |Coin reference=R. C. Senior, "More unpublished Indo-Greek coins", Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter 175 (2003), p. 9-11 (p. 9, no. 70) | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=HGC 12, n° 593 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=visible on reverse: legend | |Overstruck obverse description=visible on reverse: legend | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=visible on obverse: legend and top of type | |Overstruck reverse description=visible on obverse: legend and top of type | ||
|Overstruck authority=Spalirises (Indo-Scythian king, 1st century BC) | |Overstruck authority=Spalirises (Indo-Scythian king, 1st century BC) | ||
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85 BCE - 45 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayalishasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. of Great King, King of Kings Azilises the Great).
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO_2114_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azilises).jpg
Traces of the overstruck variety
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2114_Spalirises_(drawing).jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Senior coll. ? |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ Armored Skythian king advancing right on horseback with lowered spear. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayalishasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. of Great King, King of Kings Azilises the Great). Heracles seated left on rock, holding club and resting hand on seat. |
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: | Azilises (Indo-Scythian king, c. 85-45 or 35 BC), Indo-Scythian kingdom |
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.. 45 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: 7.637.63 g <br />7,630 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Indian | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | R. C. Senior, "More unpublished Indo-Greek coins", Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter 175 (2003), p. 9-11 (p. 9, no. 70) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 121HGC 12, n° 593 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | visible on reverse: legend | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | visible on obverse: legend and top of type |
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: | Spalirises (Indo-Scythian king, 1st century 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: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ 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,
