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|Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1859 | |Image overstriking coin=SO_2122_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azes_I)_(AE_Poseidon-Yakshi).png | ||
|Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1859-3-01.82 | |||
|Private collection=Brereton collection | |Private collection=Brereton collection | ||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Obverse description=Poseido facing, one foot on divinity (river god), holding trident | |Obverse description=Poseido facing, one foot on divinity (river god), holding trident | ||
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa ( | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great) | ||
|Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | |||
|Reverse description=Yakshi facing, holding sceptre. Inbackground, vines. In left field, monogram. | |Reverse description=Yakshi facing, holding sceptre. Inbackground, vines. In left field, monogram. | ||
|Mint= | |Mint=Taxila | ||
|Authority=Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. | |Ancient region=Gandhara | ||
|Authority=Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 58-12 BC); Indo-Scythian kingdom | |||
|Metal=Bronze | |||
|Weight=11.52 | |Weight=11.52 | ||
|Standard=Indian (Hoover) | |Standard=Indian (Hoover) | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=Bopearachchi 1989, p. 77, no. 23, pl. VI ; BMC India (Greek & Scythic) / The coins of the Greek and Scythic kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum, p. 89, no. 184 ; O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 261). | ||
|Coin series reference=R. C. Senior, Indo-Scythian Coins and History, vol. 2, London, 2001, p. 31-32, no. 77 ; M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 6: The Dynasty of Azes, c. 60-1 BC, 740;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. 674 | |Coin series reference=R. C. Senior, Indo-Scythian Coins and History, vol. 2, London, 2001, p. 31-32, no. 77 ; M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 6: The Dynasty of Azes, c. 60-1 BC, 740;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. 674 | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ | ||
Revision as of 11:24, 12 July 2023
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great)
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO_2122_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azes_I)_(AE_Poseidon-Yakshi).png
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1859-3-01.82 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Brereton collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ (Greek) Poseido facing, one foot on divinity (river god), holding trident | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great) (Kharoshthi) Yakshi facing, holding sceptre. Inbackground, vines. 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: | Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 58-12 BC), Indo-Scythian kingdom |
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
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: 11.5211.52 g <br />11,520 mg <br /> | ||
| StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover) | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Bopearachchi 1989, p. 77, no. 23, pl. VI, BMC India (Greek & Scythic) / The coins of the Greek and Scythic kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum, p. 89, no. 184, O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 261). | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | R. C. Senior1R. C. Senior, Indo-Scythian Coins and History, vol. 2, London, 2001, p. 31-32, no. 77, M. H. Mitchiner2M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 6: The Dynasty of Azes, c. 60-1 BC, 740, O. D. Hoover3O. 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. 674 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ Zeus seated on throne (visible on obverse: head of Zeus, legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse left (nothing visible on reverse) |
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: | Hippostratus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 65-55 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: | M. H. Mitchiner2M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 3. The decline of the Indo-Greeks : circa 130 to 0 B.C, London, 1975, no. 449 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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