2823 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II) (AE Zeus/elephant) over Agathocleia/Strato I (Athena/Heracles) (London, BM, 1860-12-20.16)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2823

95 - 80ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great king Heliokles the Just")

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Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, 1860,1220.16
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Major W. Hay collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ Bust of Heliocles II right, wearing helmet and diadem.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great king Heliokles the Just") Elephant walking left. In exergue, monogram.

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:

Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 95 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 80

hellenistic 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: 8.358.35 g <br />8,350 mg <br />
		StandardStandard.: Indian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

O. Bopearachchi, "Monnaies indo-grecques surfrappées", Revue Numismatique 6/31 (1989), p. 49-79 (p. 58, no. 7, pl. V), M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 2. The Apogee of Indo-Greeks: circa 160 to 120 BC, London, 1975, p. 165, no. 295 a., O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), 245-268 (p. 251, note 29 and p. 259).

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

O. Bopearachchi1O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1991, unlisted., 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. 165, unlisted., 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, unlisted

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ Head of Athena right (visible on obverse: helmet, profil and part of legend)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mahajarassa tratarasa dhramkasa Stratasa Heracles seated left on rock, holding club. In field, monogram (visible on reverse)

Mint and issuing power

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

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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Agathocleia Theotropos (Indo-Greek queen, 2nd century BC), 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:

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. 317.

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