3312 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II) (AE elephant/bull) over Strato I (Heracles/Nike) (London, BM, 1857-8-13.8)
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|Image overstriking coin=SO_2085.jpeg | |Image overstriking coin=SO_2085.jpeg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1857-0813-8 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1857-0813-8 | ||
− | |Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1857 | + | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2085_Strato_I_overstruck_(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 | ||
+ | |Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1857-8-13.8 | ||
|Private collection=Al. Cunningham collection | |Private collection=Al. Cunningham collection | ||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
− | |Obverse description= | + | |Obverse description=Elephant standing left. |
|Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just) | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just) | ||
|Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | |Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
− | |Reverse description= | + | |Reverse description=Bull standing right. In exergue, monogram. |
− | |Mint= | + | |Mint=Taxila |
− | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Gandhara |
|Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom | |Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom | ||
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=91 BCE |
|Date to=75 BCE | |Date to=75 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
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|Denomination=denomination B | |Denomination=denomination B | ||
|Standard=Indian (Hoover) | |Standard=Indian (Hoover) | ||
− | |Coin reference=Bopearachchi 1989, p. 59, n° 8, pl. V | + | |Coin reference=Bopearachchi 1989, p. 59, n° 8, pl. V |
− | |Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. | + | |Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 166, type 296.; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 285 and pl. 42, série 8. ; HGC 12, n° 385. |
− | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.heliocles_ii. | + | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.heliocles_ii.16 |
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΟΣ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΟΣ | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
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|Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Nike walking right (visible on reverse: part of legend) | |Overstruck reverse description=Nike walking right (visible on reverse: part of legend) | ||
− | |Overstruck mint= | + | |Overstruck mint=Taxila |
|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara | |Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara | ||
− | |Overstruck authority=Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) | + | |Overstruck authority=Indo-Greek kingdom; Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) |
|Overstruck date from=110 BCE | |Overstruck date from=110 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=85 BCE | |Overstruck date to=85 BCE | ||
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|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 180, type 333 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 263, and pl. 37, série 29 ; HGC 12, n° 349. | |Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 180, type 333 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 263, and pl. 37, série 29 ; HGC 12, n° 349. | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.strato_i.33 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.strato_i.33 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
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91 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1857-8-13.8 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Al. Cunningham collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Greek) Elephant standing left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just) (Kharoshthi) Bull standing right. 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: 8.318.31 g <br />8,310 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B | |
StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover) |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Bopearachchi 1989, p. 59, n° 8, pl. V | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mitchiner 19751 , Bopearachchi 19912 , HGC 123 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΟΣ (Greek) Bust of Heracles (nothing visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Mahajarassa tratarasa Stratasa (Kharoshthi) Nike walking right (visible on reverse: part of legend) |
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.. 85 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 19751 , Bopearachchi 19912 , HGC 123 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
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,