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3474 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Azes I) (AE Poseidon/Yakshi) over Apollodotus II (Apollo/tripod) (Copenhagen, NM): Difference between revisions

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|Image overstriking coin=SO_2119_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azes_I).png
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2119_Apollodotus_II_Apollo-tripod_(drawing).png
|Image overstruck variety=Apollodotus_Apollo_bow_arrow-tripod.jpeg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.apollodotus_ii.14
|Museum collection=Copenhagen, National Museum
|Museum collection=Copenhagen, National Museum
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ
|Obverse legend language=Greek
|Obverse description=Poseidon standing facing, holding trident, a foot on river-god.
|Obverse description=Poseidon standing facing, holding trident, a foot on river-god.
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Kharoshthi ; ie." of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great")
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great)
|Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Reverse description=Yakshi standing facing, holding vines. In left field, monogram.
|Reverse description=Yakshi standing facing, holding vines. In left field, monogram.
|Mint=Uncertain mint
|Mint=Taxila
|Authority=Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 48-25 BC)
|Ancient region=Gandhara
|Weight=12.2
|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
|Weight=12.20
|Diameter=28
|Diameter=28
|Standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Coin reference= ; O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 253-254, no. 16).
|Coin reference=Bopearachchi 2008, p. 253-254, n° 16
|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 ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck obverse description=Apollo standing facing, holding bow and arrow (visible on reverse: arrow and part of legend)
|Overstruck obverse description=Apollo standing facing, holding bow and arrow (visible on reverse: arrow and part of legend)
|Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa (Kharoshthi; ie. "of Great King Apollodotus the Savor")
|Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa (of Great King Apollodotus the Savor)
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
|Overstruck reverse description=Tripod. In left field, monogram. In right field, Kharoshthi letter (visible on obverse: traces of tripod, monogram and part of legend)
|Overstruck reverse description=Tripod. In left field, monogram. In right field, Kharoshthi letter (visible on obverse: traces of tripod, monogram and part of legend)
|Overstruck mint=Uncertain mint
|Overstruck mint=Taxila
|Overstruck ancient region=Penjab
|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara
|Overstruck authority=Apollodotus II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 BC)
|Overstruck authority=Apollodotus II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 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. 400.
|Overstruck date from=85 BCE
|Overstruck date to=65 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Overstruck denomination=denomination A
|Overstruck standard=Indian (Hoover)
|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 262, type 433 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 351, pl. 63, série 12 ; HGC 12, n° 400.
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.apollodotus_ii.14
}}
}}

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Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3474


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

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_2119_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azes_I).png
Overstruck variety
Apollodotus_Apollo_bow_arrow-tripod.jpeg [1]
Traces of the overstruck variety
2119_Apollodotus_II_Apollo-tripod_(drawing).png
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Copenhagen, National Museum

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ (Greek) Poseidon standing facing, holding trident, a foot on river-god. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great) (Kharoshthi) Yakshi standing facing, holding 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: 12.2012.2 g <br />12,200 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Bopearachchi 2008, p. 253-254, n° 16 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 ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (Greek) Apollo standing facing, holding bow and arrow (visible on reverse: arrow and part of legend) ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa (of Great King Apollodotus the Savor) (Kharoshthi) Tripod. In left field, monogram. In right field, Kharoshthi letter (visible on obverse: traces of tripod, monogram and 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: Apollodotus II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 BC), Indo-Greek 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.. 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 StandardStandard. ᵖ: Indian (Hoover)
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 262, type 433, Bopearachchi 19914Bopearachchi 1991, p. 351, pl. 63, série 12, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 400.
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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