3312 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II) (AE elephant/bull) over Strato I (Heracles/Nike) (London, BM, 1857-8-13.8): Difference between revisions
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|Ancient region=Gandhara | |Ancient region=Gandhara | ||
|Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom | |Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=91 BCE | ||
|Date to=75 BCE | |Date to=75 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
Latest revision as of 17:14, 12 February 2024
91 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1857-8-13.8 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Al. Cunningham collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Greek) Elephant standing left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just) (Kharoshthi) Bull standing right. In exergue, 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: | Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 91 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 75 BCE | hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.318.31 g <br />8,310 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B | |
| StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover) | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Bopearachchi 1989, p. 59, n° 8, pl. V | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 166, type 296., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 285 and pl. 42, série 8., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 385. |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΟΣ (Greek) Bust of Heracles (nothing visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Mahajarassa tratarasa Stratasa (Kharoshthi) Nike walking right (visible on reverse: 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: | Indo-Greek kingdom, Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | denomination B | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Indian module |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 180, type 333, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 263, and pl. 37, série 29, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 349. | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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