2980 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Azes I) (AE Poseidon/Yakshi) over Apollodotus II (Apollo/tripod) (Bopearachchi 2008, 17)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2980

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Kharoshthi ; ie." of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great")

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Location/history

Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Private collection	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	Pushkalavati

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ Poseidon standing facing, holding trident, a foot on river-god.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Kharoshthi ; ie." of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great") Yakshi standing facing, holding vines. In left field, monogram.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Uncertain mint

Ancient regionAncient region.

Modern countryModern country: unknown

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. 48-25 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

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.412.4 g <br />12,400 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 254, no. 17).

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

R. C. Senior1R. C. Senior, Indo-Scythian Coins and History, vol. 2, London, 2001, p. 31-32, no. 77, M. H. Mitchiner2M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 6: The Dynasty of Azes, c. 60-1 BC, 740, 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. 674

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (visible on reverse: arrow and part of legend)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa (Kharoshthi; ie. "of Great King Apollodotus the Savor") Tripod. In left field, monogram. In right field, Kharoshthi letter (visible on obverse: traces of tripod, monogram and part of legend)

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Uncertain mint

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Penjab

Modern countryModern country: unknown

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)

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:

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. 400.

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