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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+ | |Image overstriking coin=SO_2084.jpeg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1860-1220-16 | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Agathocleia_Strato_I.jpeg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1971966&AucID=4668&Lot=461 | ||
|Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1860,1220.16 | |Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1860,1220.16 | ||
|Private collection=Major W. Hay collection | |Private collection=Major W. Hay collection | ||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | ||
+ | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Bust of Heliocles II right, wearing helmet and diadem. | |Obverse description=Bust of Heliocles II right, wearing helmet and diadem. | ||
− | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa ( | + | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just) |
+ | |Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
|Reverse description=Elephant walking left. In exergue, monogram. | |Reverse description=Elephant walking left. In exergue, monogram. | ||
− | |Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC) | + | |Mint=Bactria (uncertain mint) |
− | |Date from= | + | |Ancient region=estern Gandhara or western Punjab |
− | |Date to= | + | |Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom |
+ | |Date from=90 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=75 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=8.35 | |Weight=8.35 | ||
+ | |Denomination=denomination B | ||
|Standard=Indian | |Standard=Indian | ||
− | |Coin reference= | + | |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= | + | |Coin series reference=Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284, pl. 42, série 7 ; Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294 ; 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=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 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 | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Heracles seated left on rock, holding club. In field, monogram (visible on reverse) | |Overstruck reverse description=Heracles seated left on rock, holding club. In field, monogram (visible on reverse) | ||
− | |Overstruck authority=Agathocleia Theotropos (Indo-Greek queen, 2nd century BC) ; Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) | + | |Overstruck mint=Bactria (uncertain mint) |
− | |Coin series reference overstruck= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara |
+ | |Overstruck authority=Agathocleia Theotropos (Indo-Greek queen, 2nd century BC); Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom | ||
+ | |Overstruck date from=110 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=100 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |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 web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.strato_i.4 | ||
}} | }} |
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90 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1860,1220.16 | |
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) Bust of Heliocles II right, wearing helmet and diadem. | 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.: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | estern Gandhara or western 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: | 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: | Bopearachchi 19911Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284, pl. 42, série 7, Mitchiner 19752Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 384 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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 (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: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | 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), Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom |
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 ![]() |
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 19752Mitchiner 1975, p. 171, type 310, Bopearachchi 19911Bopearachchi 1991, p.254, pl. 35, série 3, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 317. | ||
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 Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
- a b Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
- 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,