SO 2124 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Vonones) (AE Heracles/Athena) over Strato I (Apollo/tripod) (Senior 2002, 41)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2799

100 BCE - 65 BCEΟΝΩΝΟΥ | Spalahorasa

Images

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.:

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:

Indo-Greek kingdom, Vonones (Indo-Scythian king, c. 75-57 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 100 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC 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: 10.9310.93 g <br />10,930 mg <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Senior 2002, p. 11-14, n° 41

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Senior 20021Senior 2002, p. 11-14, n° 41, Ch. Fröhlich2Ch. 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:

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:

Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 125 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 110 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
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