2750 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II) (AE Zeus/elephant) over Strato I (Heracles/Nike) (V coins store, March 2018)
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| − | |Sale=V coins store | + | |Image overstriking coin=SO_2075_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Heliocles_II).jpg |
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Strato I Heracles Nike.jpeg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1971969&AucID=4668&Lot=464 | ||
| + | |Sale=V coins store, 29 March 2018 | ||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | ||
| + | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Bust of Heliocles II right, wearing diadem. | |Obverse description=Bust of Heliocles II right, wearing diadem. | ||
| − | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa ( | + | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just) |
| + | |Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
|Reverse description=Elephant walking left. In exergue, monogram. | |Reverse description=Elephant walking left. In exergue, monogram. | ||
| − | |Mint= | + | |Mint=Taxila |
| − | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Gandhara |
| − | |Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC) | + | |Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom |
| − | |Date from= | + | |Date from=90 BCE |
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=75 BCE |
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
| + | |Denomination=denomination B | ||
|Standard=Indian (Hoover) | |Standard=Indian (Hoover) | ||
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284 and pl. 42, série 7 ; HGC 12, n° 384. |
| − | |Overstruck reverse description=Nike (visible in reverse: arm) | + | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.heliocles_ii.11 |
| − | |Overstruck authority=Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) | + | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΟΣ |
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck= | + | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek |
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Heracles right, club over shoulder | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Stato the Savior) | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Nike right, holding wreath and palm. In field, monogram (visible in reverse: arm) | ||
| + | |Overstruck mint=Taxila | ||
| + | |Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara | ||
| + | |Overstruck authority=Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom | ||
| + | |Overstruck date from=110 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=100 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Overstruck denomination=denomination B | ||
| + | |Overstruck standard=Indian (Hoover) | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 180, type 333 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 263, pl. 37, série 29 ; HGC 12, n° 349 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.strato_i.33 | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 7 July 2023
90 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
Images
Overstriking coin
_(Heliocles_II).jpg)
SO_2075_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Heliocles_II).jpg
Overstruck variety
Strato I Heracles Nike.jpeg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | V coins store, 29 March 2018 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Greek) Bust of Heliocles II right, wearing diadem. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just) (Kharoshthi) Elephant walking left. In exergue, monogram. |
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: | Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 90 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 75 BCE | hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze 
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B | ||
| StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover) | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284 and pl. 42, série 7, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 384. | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΟΣ (Greek) Bust of Heracles right, club over shoulder | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Stato the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Nike right, holding wreath and palm. In field, monogram (visible in reverse: arm) |
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. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 100 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | denomination B | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Indian (Hoover) |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 180, type 333, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 263, pl. 37, série 29, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 349 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- a b Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
- a b Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
- a b Hoover, Oliver D. (2013), 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 BC to first century, Lancaster-London,
