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

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2823

90 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_2084.jpeg [1]

Overstruck variety

Agathocleia_Strato_I.jpeg [2]

Traces of the overstruck variety

2084_Athena_(drawing).png

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, 1860-12-20.16
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Major W. Hay collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Greek) Diademed, draped 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: 8.358.35 g <br />8,350 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B
		StandardStandard.: Indian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, n° 295 a., Bopearachchi 1989, p. 58, n° 7, pl. V, Bopearachchi 2008, p. 251, note 29 and p. 259.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284, pl. 42, série 7, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 384
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.heliocles ii.11

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

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

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 (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}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

denomination B

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Indian module

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:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.agathocleia strato i.3

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	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,

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 |Image overstriking coin=SO_2084.jpeg
 |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1860-1220-16
+|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2084_Athena_(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
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 |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ
 |Obverse legend language=Greek
-|Obverse description=Bust of Heliocles II right, wearing helmet and diadem.
+|Obverse description=Diademed, draped bust of Zeus right.
 |Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
 |Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
@@ Line 23: / Line 24: @@
 |Standard=Indian
 |Coin reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, n° 295 a. ; Bopearachchi 1989, p. 58, n° 7, pl. V ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 251, note 29 and p. 259.
-|Coin series reference=Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284, pl. 42, série 7 ; Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294 ; HGC 12, n° 384
+|Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284, 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 language=Greek
 |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right (visible on obverse: helmet, profil and part of legend)
-|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 (visible on reverse)
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 |Overstruck denomination=denomination B
 |Overstruck standard=Indian module
-|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 171, type 310 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p.254, pl. 35, série 3 ; HGC 12, n° 317.
+|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.strato_i.4
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.agathocleia_strato_i.3
 |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread
 |Level of confidence=strong
 }}