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|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 260, type 431 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 349-50, pl. 62, série 7 ; HGC 12, n° 394. | |Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 260, type 431 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 349-50, pl. 62, série 7 ; HGC 12, n° 394. | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.apollodotus_ii.7 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.apollodotus_ii.7 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
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55 BCE - 35 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ | Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (of Great King Zoilos the Savior)
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Y 20243 (Seymour de Ricci 353) | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Seymour de Ricci collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ (Greek) Apollo right, wearing coat, holding arrow. In left field, elephant. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (of Great King Zoilos the Savior) (Kharosthi) Tripod. In left field, letter. In right field, letter. |
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: | Indo-Greek kingdom, Zoilus II (Indo-Greek king, c. 55-35 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 55 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 35 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: 15.1015.1 g <br />15,100 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination AA | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Greek module | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Bopearachchi 1989, p. 49-79 (p. 74, n° 19, pl. VI), Bopearachchi 1991, p. 366, n° 14., Bopearachchi 2008, p. 245-268 (p. 261). | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 275, type 462., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 366 and pl. 68, série 5., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 468 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (Greek) Apollo (visible on reverse: part of legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa (of the Great King Apollodotus the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Tripod (visible on obverse: 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 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: | Greek module |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 260, type 431, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 349-50, pl. 62, série 7, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 394. | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- a b Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
- a b Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
- 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,
