2661 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II) (AE Zeus/elephant) over Agathocleia/Strato I (Athena/Heracles) (Paris, BnF, L 3058)
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 2083 - Gandhara-Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II).png | |Image overstriking coin=SO 2083 - Gandhara-Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II).png | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41759540n | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41759540n | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2083_(Heliocles_II)_AE_Zeus-elephant_over_Athena-Heracles_(drawing).png | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Agathocleia Strato I.jpeg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1971966&AucID=4668&Lot=461 | ||
|Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, L 3058 | |Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, L 3058 | ||
|Private collection=Feuardent | |Private collection=Feuardent | ||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | ||
− | |Obverse description= | + | |Obverse legend language=Greek |
− | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa ( | + | |Obverse description=Diademed bust of Zeus right. |
+ | |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 | ||
|Weight=6.91 | |Weight=6.91 | ||
|Diameter=21 | |Diameter=21 | ||
− | |Axis=12 | + | |Axis=12 |
+ | |Denomination=denomination B | ||
|Standard=Indian (Hoover) | |Standard=Indian (Hoover) | ||
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=Bopearachchi 1989, p. 58, n° 6, pl. V ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284, n° 12. ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 259 |
− | |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. |
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.heliocles_ii.11 | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right (visible on obverse: top of helmet) | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right (visible on obverse: top of helmet) | ||
− | |Overstruck reverse legend=Mahajarassa tratarasa dhramkasa Stratasa | + | |Overstruck reverse legend=Mahajarassa tratarasa dhramkasa Stratasa (of the Great King Strato the Just Savior) |
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Heracles seated left on rock, holding club. In field, monogram (nothing visible on reverse) | |Overstruck reverse description=Heracles seated left on rock, holding club. In field, monogram (nothing visible on reverse) | ||
− | |Overstruck authority=Agathocleia Theotropos (Indo-Greek queen, 2nd century BC); Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) | + | |Overstruck mint=Taxila |
− | |Coin series reference overstruck= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara |
+ | |Overstruck authority=Agathocleia Theotropos (Indo-Greek queen, 2nd century BC); Indo-Greek kingdom; Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) | ||
+ | |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. 170, type 307 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 251, pl. 34, série 3 ; HGC 12, n° 317. | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.agathocleia_strato_i.3 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
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90 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, L 3058 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Feuardent |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Greek) Diademed bust of Zeus right. | 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 ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.916.91 g <br />6,910 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover) |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Bopearachchi 1989, p. 58, n° 6, pl. V, Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284, n° 12., Bopearachchi 2008, p. 259 | 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.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ (Greek) Head of Athena right (visible on obverse: top of helmet) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Mahajarassa tratarasa dhramkasa Stratasa (of the Great King Strato the Just Savior) (Kharoshthi) Heracles seated left on rock, holding club. In field, monogram (nothing visible on reverse) |
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: | Agathocleia Theotropos (Indo-Greek queen, 2nd century BC), Indo-Greek kingdom, Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) |
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 ![]() |
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. 170, type 307, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 251, pl. 34, série 3, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 317. | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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,