125 - 110ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ | Maharajasa tratarasa Stratasa (Kharoshthi; ie. "of Great King Strato the Savior")
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ Bust of Heracles right, club over shoulder.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Maharajasa tratarasa Stratasa (Kharoshthi; ie. "of Great King Strato the Savior") Nike walking right, holding wreath and palm. In right field, monogram.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Uncertain mint
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Gandhara
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Modern countryModern country: unknown
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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:
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Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC)
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 125 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 110
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.158.15 g <br />8,150 mg <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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R. C. Senior, "The Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian King Sequences in the Second and First Centuries BC", Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter 179 (Spring 2004), p. 1-24 (p. 6, no. 5, pl. 1)., O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 248, no. 4).
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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O. Bopearachchi1O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 263, and pl. 37, series 29., M. H. Mitchiner2M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 2. The Apogee of Indo-Greeks: circa 160 to 120 BC, London, 1975, p. 180, type 333., O. D. Hoover3O. 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. 349
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΔΙΟΜΗΔΟΥ Dioscuroi standing facing, holding spears (visible on reverse)
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Maharajasa tratarasa Diyumitasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great king Diomedes the Savior") Bull standing right. Below, monogram (visible on obverse: monogram and part of legend)
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
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O. D. Hoover3O. 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. 286.
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References
- ^ O. Bopearachchi
- ^ M. H. Mitchiner
- a b O. D. Hoover
