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 overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2114_Spalirises_(drawing).jpg | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2114_Spalirises_(drawing).jpg | ||
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|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=752202&AucID=1399&Lot=230 | |||
|Private collection=Senior coll. ? | |Private collection=Senior coll. ? | ||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ | ||
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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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Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
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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: | Senior 2003, p. 9, n° 70 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Senior 20011Senior 2001, 2 vol. p. 26, n° 591.1, 59.2, 59.5, HGC 122HGC 12, n° 593 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑCΙΛΕѠN ΒΑCΙΛΕѠC ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ PΠΑΛΙΡΙCΟΥ (Greek) Armored Scythian king standing left, holding elephant goad. (visible on reverse: legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa mahatakasa Spalirishasa (of the Great King Spalirises the Great) (Kharoshthi) Radiate Zeus-Helios enthroned facing 3/4 left making benediction gesture and holding scepter. Monogram to right. (visible on obverse: legend and top of type) |
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: | Spalirises (Indo-Scythian king, 1st century BC), Indo-Scythian kingdom, Vononid dynasty |
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.. 60 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 (Hoover) |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Senior 20011Senior 2001, p. 30, n° 73.1, 73.2, HGC 122HGC 12, n° 621 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- a b Senior, Robert C. (2001), Indo-Scythian Coins and History, 4 vol., Lancaster, Penn. ; London, Classical Numismatic Group.
- 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,
