2700 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II) (AE Zeus/elephant) over Strato I (Heracles/Nike) (MacDonald coll., 155)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2700

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

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_2091_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Heliocles_II).jpg

Overstruck variety

Strato I Heracles Nike.jpeg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

2091_Strato_I_(drawing).png

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	David MacDonald 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. 91 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: 7.47.4 g <br />7,400 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).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 205-206, n° 155.	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:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.heliocles ii.11

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ (Greek) Bust of Heracles right, diademed, wearing lion skin, club at shoulder (visible on reverse: part of Heracles's head and hair)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mahajarassa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Stato the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Nike right, holding wreath and palm. In lower right field, monogram (visible on obverse: torso of Nike, portion of wing and palm)

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:

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 (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:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.strato i.33

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
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 overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2091_Strato_I_(drawing).png
+|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
+|Private collection=David MacDonald collection
 |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ
-|Obverse description=Bust of Heliocles II right, wearing diadem.
+|Obverse legend language=Greek
-|Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great king Heliokles the Just")
+|Obverse description=Diademed, draped 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.
-|Mint=Uncertain mint
+|Mint=Taxila
-|Ancient region=Eastern Gandhara or western Punjab
+|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=95
+|Date from=91 BCE
-|Date to=80
+|Date to=75 BCE
 |Period=hellenistic
-|Weight=7,4
+|Metal=Bronze
+|Weight=7.4
 |Diameter=22
-|Axis=12 h
+|Axis=12
+|Denomination=denomination B
 |Standard=Indian (Hoover)
-|Coin reference=D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 205-206, no. 155.
+|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 205-206, n° 155.
-|Coin series reference=O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 284 and pl. 42, series 7. ; 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, type 294.;O. 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. 384.
+|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=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ
+|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
 |Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Heracles right, diademed, wearing lion skin, club at shoulder (visible on reverse: part of Heracles's head and hair)
-|Overstruck reverse legend=Mahajarassa tratarasa Stratasa
+|Overstruck reverse legend=Mahajarassa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Stato the Savior)
+|Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
 |Overstruck reverse description=Nike right, holding wreath and palm. In lower right field, monogram (visible on obverse: torso of Nike, portion of wing and palm)
-|Overstruck authority=Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC)
+|Overstruck mint=Taxila
+|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara
+|Overstruck authority=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. 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
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=sure
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