3773 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II) (AE Zeus/elephant) over Strato I (Heracles/Nike) (Bopearachchi 2008, 11)
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|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
− | |Obverse description= | + | |Obverse description=Diademed, draped bust of Zeus right. |
|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 | ||
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|Overstruck mint=Taxila | |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 |
Revision as of 16:42, 6 July 2023
90 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
Location/history
Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Hoard: Pandayale 2000 |
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. 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: 7.427.42 g <br />7,420 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover) |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Bopearachchi 2008, p. 251, n° 11 | 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 right, club over shoulder (visible on obverse: pat of head and part of legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Stato the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Nike right, holding wreath and palm. In field, monogram (nothing visible on reverse) |
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 (Hoover) |
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,