SO 2124 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Vonones) (AE Heracles/Athena) over Strato I (Apollo/tripod) (Senior 2002, 41)
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ΟΝΩΝΟΥ | Spalahorasa
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Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΟΝΩΝΟΥ Heracles | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Spalahorasa Athena left with shield |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region. | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | Vonones I (king of the Parthian Empire, c. 8-12 AD) |
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.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.9310.93 g <br />10,930 mg <br /> | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | R. C. Senior, "Some unpublished ancient coins. Part 2", Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter 171 (spring 2002), p. 11-14, no. 41 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Ch. Fröhlich1Ch. Fröhlich, Monnaies indo-scythes et indo-parthes du département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques. Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2008, |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ Apollo standing (visible on reverse: torso and letters) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Tripod (visible on obverse: legend, monogram) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) |
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.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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References
- ^ Ch. Fröhlich
