2826 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Azes I) (AE Poseidon/Yakshi) over Hippostratus (monster/poliad god) (Lahore, LM): Difference between revisions
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|Weight=18.50 | |Weight=18.50 | ||
|Denomination=denomination A | |Denomination=denomination A | ||
|Standard=Indian | |Standard=Indian | ||
|Coin reference=Whitehead 1914, p. 123, n° 246. ; Bopearachchi 1989, p. 78, n° 24, pl. VI ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 261 | |Coin reference=Whitehead 1914, p. 123, n° 246. ; Bopearachchi 1989, p. 78, n° 24, pl. VI ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 261 | ||
|Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 492, type 740 ; Senior 2001, vol. 2, p. 31-32, n° 77 ; HGC 12, n° 674 | |Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 492, type 740 ; Senior 2001, vol. 2, p. 31-32, n° 77 ; HGC 12, n° 674 | ||
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|Overstruck date to=55 BCE | |Overstruck date to=55 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination=denomination | |Overstruck denomination=denomination A | ||
|Overstruck standard=Indian | |Overstruck standard=Indian | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 267, type 446 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 360, pl. 66, série 12 ; HGC 12, n° 456 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 267, type 446 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 360, pl. 66, série 12 ; HGC 12, n° 456 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.hippostratus.9 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.hippostratus.9 | ||
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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
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Overstruck variety
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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), Gandhara (Indo-Greek 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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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 18.5018.5 g <br />18,500 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination A | |
| StandardStandard.: Indian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Whitehead 1914, p. 123, n° 246., Bopearachchi 1989, p. 78, n° 24, 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) Male anguipede standing facing, holding dolphin in right hand and rudder in left (visible on reverse: head and body of the monster) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Mahārājasa tratarasa Hipustratasa (of the Great King Hippostratos the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Goddess standing left, wearing polos, outstretched right hand and carrying palm branch in left arm (nothing visible on obverse) |
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 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 |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 267, type 446, Bopearachchi 19914Bopearachchi 1991, p. 360, pl. 66, série 12, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 456 | ||
| 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 |
| 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.
