2768 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Zoilus II) (AE Apollo/tripod) over Apollodotus II (Apollo/tripod) (Paris, BnF, Seymour de Ricci, 353): Difference between revisions

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2768

55 BCE - 35 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ | Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great King Zoilos the Savior")

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Y 20243.Seymour de Ricci 353
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Seymour de Ricci collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ (Greek) Apollo right, wearing coat, holding arrow. In left field, elephant.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great King Zoilos the Savior") (Kharosthi) Tripod. In left field, letter. In right field, letter.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Bactria (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Eastern Punjab

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:

Indo-Greek kingdom, Zoilus II (Indo-Greek king, c. 55-35 BCE)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 55 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 35 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

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: 15.1015.1 g <br />15,100 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination AA	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).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Greek module

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Bopearachchi 1989, p. 49-79 (p. 74, n° 19, pl. VI), Bopearachchi 1991, p. 366, n° 14., Bopearachchi 2008, p. 245-268 (p. 261).	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 275, type 462., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 366 and pl. 68, série 5., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 468
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.zoilus ii.4

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (Greek) Apollo (visible on reverse: part of legend)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa (Kharoshthi) Tripod (visible on obverse: part of legend)

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Bactria (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Bactria

Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Indo-Greek kingdom, Apollodotus II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 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 A

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Greek module

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 260, type 431, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 349-50, pl. 62, série 7, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 394.
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.apollodotus ii.7

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,

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 |Ancient region=Eastern Punjab
 |Authority=Indo-Greek kingdom; Zoilus II (Indo-Greek king, c. 55-35 BCE)
+|Date from=55 BCE
+|Date to=35 BCE
+|Period=Hellenistic
 |Metal=Bronze
 |Weight=15.10
 |Diameter=29
 |Axis=12
+|Denomination=denomination AA
+|Standard=Greek module
 |Coin reference=Bopearachchi 1989, p. 49-79 (p. 74, n° 19, pl. VI) ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 366, n° 14. ; Bopearachchi 2008, p. 245-268 (p. 261).
 |Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 275, type 462.; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 366 and pl. 68, série 5. ; HGC 12, n° 468
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 |Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
 |Overstruck reverse description=Tripod (visible on obverse: part of legend)
+|Overstruck mint=Bactria (uncertain mint)
+|Overstruck ancient region=Bactria
 |Overstruck authority=Indo-Greek kingdom; Apollodotus II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 BC)
-|Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 12, n° 394.
+|Overstruck date from=85 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=65 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
+|Overstruck denomination=denomination A
+|Overstruck standard=Greek module
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 260, type 431 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 349-50, pl. 62, série 7 ; HGC 12, n° 394.
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.apollodotus_ii.7
 }}