2756 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Azes I) (AE Poseidon/Yakshi) over Apollodotus II (Apollo/tripod) (Lahore, LM): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=SO_2121_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azes_I).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=Lahore Museum | |Museum collection=Lahore Museum | ||
|Private collection=G. B. Bleazby collection | |Private collection=G. B. Bleazby collection | ||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | ||
|Obverse description= | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa ( | |Obverse description=Poseidon facing, one foot on divinity (river god), holding trident | ||
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (of 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 | |||
|Date from=58 BCE | |||
|Date to=12 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Bronze | |||
|Denomination=denomination A | |||
|Standard=Indian (Hoover) | |Standard=Indian (Hoover) | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=Whitehead 1914, p. 123, n° 244 ; Bopearachchi 1989, p. 76-77, n° 22, pl. VI ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 261 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |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 (visible on obverse: head and body of Apollo, arrow, legend) | |Overstruck obverse description=Apollo (visible on obverse: head and body of Apollo, arrow, legend) | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa | |Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Tripod (nothing visible on reverse) | |Overstruck reverse description=Tripod (nothing visible on reverse) | ||
|Overstruck authority=Apollodotus II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 BC) | |Overstruck mint=Taxila | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck= | |Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara | ||
|Overstruck authority=Apollodotus II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom | |||
|Overstruck date from=80 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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58 BCE - 12 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great)
Images
Overstriking coin
_(Azes_I).png)
SO_2121_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Azes_I).png
Overstruck variety
Apollodotus Apollo bow arrow-tripod.jpeg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Lahore Museum | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | G. B. Bleazby 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 (of 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  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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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination A | ||
| StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover) | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Whitehead 1914, p. 123, n° 244, Bopearachchi 1989, p. 76-77, n° 22, 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 ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (Greek) Apollo (visible on obverse: head and body of Apollo, arrow, legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa Tripod (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: | 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. 80 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 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 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
- a b Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
- ^ 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,
- ^ Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
