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3834 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Azes I) (AE Poseidon/Yakshi) over Hippostratus (Zeus/horse) (London, BM, 1859-3-01.82): Difference between revisions

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|Image overstriking coin=SO_2122_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azes_I)_(AE_Poseidon-Yakshi).png
|Image overstriking coin=SO_2122_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azes_I)_(AE_Poseidon-Yakshi).png
|Image overstruck variety=Hippostratos_Zeus-horse.jpeg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=985896&AucID=1918&Lot=412
|Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1859-3-01.82
|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 legend language=Greek
|Obverse description=Poseido facing, one foot on divinity (river god), holding trident
|Obverse description=Poseidon facing, one foot on divinity (river god), holding trident
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great)
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great)
|Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
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|Ancient region=Gandhara
|Ancient region=Gandhara
|Authority=Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 58-12 BC); Indo-Scythian kingdom
|Authority=Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 58-12 BC); Indo-Scythian kingdom
|Date from=58 BCE
|Date to=12 BCE
|Period=Hellenistic
|Metal=Bronze
|Metal=Bronze
|Weight=11.52
|Weight=11.52
|Standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Standard=Indian (Hoover)
|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 reference=Bopearachchi 1989, p. 77, n° 23, pl. VI ; Bopearachchi 2008), 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=Mitchiner 1975, p. 492, type 740 ; Senior 2001, vol. 2, p. 31-32, n° 77 ; HGC 12, n° 674
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ
|Overstruck obverse description=Zeus seated on throne (visible on obverse: head of Zeus, legend)
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck reverse description=Horse left (nothing visible on reverse)
|Overstruck obverse description=Zeus-Mithra, seated facing on throne, aureole around head, outstretched right arm (visible on obverse: head of Zeus, legend)
|Overstruck authority=Hippostratus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 65-55 BC)
|Overstruck reverse legend=Mahārājasa tratarasa Hipustratasa (of the Great King Hippostratos the Savior)
|Coin series reference overstruck=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, no. 449
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Overstruck reverse description=Horse standing left, surrounded by bead and reel border (nothing visible on reverse)
|Overstruck mint=Taxila
|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara
|Overstruck authority=Hippostratus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 65-55 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom
|Overstruck date from=65 BCE
|Overstruck date to=55 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Overstruck denomination=denomination A
|Overstruck standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 268, type 449 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 359, pl. 66, série 10 ; HGC 12, n° 457
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.hippostratus.10
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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3834


58 BCE - 12 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great)

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_2122_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azes_I)_(AE_Poseidon-Yakshi).png
Overstruck variety
Hippostratos_Zeus-horse.jpeg [1]
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) Poseidon 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. 58 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 12 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: 11.5211.52 g <br />11,520 mg <br />
StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Bopearachchi 1989, p. 77, n° 23, pl. VI, Bopearachchi 2008), p. 261 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 492, type 740, Senior 20012Senior 2001, vol. 2, p. 31-32, n° 77, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 674

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ (Greek) Zeus-Mithra, seated facing on throne, aureole around head, outstretched right arm (visible on obverse: head of Zeus, legend) ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Mahārājasa tratarasa Hipustratasa (of the Great King Hippostratos the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Horse standing left, surrounded by bead and reel border (nothing 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: Hippostratus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 65-55 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 65 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 55 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 StandardStandard. ᵖ: Indian (Hoover)
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 268, type 449, Bopearachchi 19914Bopearachchi 1991, p. 359, pl. 66, série 10, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 457
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. ^  Senior, Robert C. (2001), Indo-Scythian Coins and History, 4 vol., Lancaster, Penn. ; London, Classical Numismatic Group.
  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,
  4. ^  Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.

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