2768 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Zoilus II) (AE Apollo/tripod) over Apollodotus II (Apollo/tripod) (Paris, BnF, Seymour de Ricci, 353)
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|Obverse legend language=Greek | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Apollo right, wearing coat, holding arrow. In left field, elephant. | |Obverse description=Apollo right, wearing coat, holding arrow. In left field, elephant. | ||
− | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa ( | + | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (of Great King Zoilos the Savior) |
|Reverse legend language=Kharosthi | |Reverse legend language=Kharosthi | ||
|Reverse description=Tripod. In left field, letter. In right field, letter. | |Reverse description=Tripod. In left field, letter. In right field, letter. | ||
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|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Apollo (visible on reverse: part of legend) | |Overstruck obverse description=Apollo (visible on reverse: part of legend) | ||
− | |Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa | + | |Overstruck reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa (of the Great King Apollodotus the Savior) |
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Tripod (visible on obverse: part of legend) | |Overstruck reverse description=Tripod (visible on obverse: part of legend) |
Revision as of 16:47, 4 July 2023
55 BCE - 35 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ | Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (of Great King Zoilos the Savior)
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 (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 19751 , Bopearachchi 19912 , HGC 123 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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 (of the Great King Apollodotus the Savior) (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 19751 , Bopearachchi 19912 , HGC 123 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
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,