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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+ | |Image overstriking coin=SO 2116.png | ||
+ | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41759886s | ||
|Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Y 20243.Seymour de Ricci 353 | |Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Y 20243.Seymour de Ricci 353 | ||
|Private collection=Seymour de Ricci collection | |Private collection=Seymour de Ricci collection | ||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ | ||
+ | |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 (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great King Zoilos the Savior") | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great King Zoilos the Savior") | ||
+ | |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. | ||
|Mint=Uncertain mint | |Mint=Uncertain mint | ||
|Ancient region=Eastern Punjab | |Ancient region=Eastern Punjab | ||
− | |Authority=Zoilos II Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 55-35 BC) | + | |Authority=Zoilos II Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 55-35 BC); Zoilos II Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 55-35 BC) |
|Weight=15.1 | |Weight=15.1 | ||
|Diameter=29 | |Diameter=29 | ||
− | |Axis=12 | + | |Axis=12 |
|Coin reference=O. Bopearachchi, "Monnaies indo-grecques surfrappées", Revue Numismatique 6/31 (1989), p. 49-79 (p. 74, no. 19, pl. VI) ; O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques. Catalogue raisonné, Bibliothèque nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 366, n° 14. ; O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 261). | |Coin reference=O. Bopearachchi, "Monnaies indo-grecques surfrappées", Revue Numismatique 6/31 (1989), p. 49-79 (p. 74, no. 19, pl. VI) ; O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques. Catalogue raisonné, Bibliothèque nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 366, n° 14. ; O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 261). | ||
|Coin series reference=O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 366 and pl. 68, series 5. ; M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 3. The decline of the Indo-Greeks : circa 130 to 0 B.C, London, 1975, p. 275, type 462.;O. D. Hoover, 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 Centuries BC to First Century AD - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 12, Lancaster-London, 2013, no. 468 | |Coin series reference=O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 366 and pl. 68, series 5. ; M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 3. The decline of the Indo-Greeks : circa 130 to 0 B.C, London, 1975, p. 275, type 462.;O. D. Hoover, 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 Centuries BC to First Century AD - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 12, Lancaster-London, 2013, no. 468 |
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ | Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great King Zoilos the Savior")
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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.: | Uncertain mint | Ancient regionAncient region. | Eastern Punjab | Modern countryModern country: unknown | 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: | Zoilos II Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 55-35 BC), Zoilos II Soter (Indo-Greek king, c. 55-35 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.115.1 g <br />15,100 mg <br /> | 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 /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | O. Bopearachchi, "Monnaies indo-grecques surfrappées", Revue Numismatique 6/31 (1989), p. 49-79 (p. 74, no. 19, pl. VI), O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques. Catalogue raisonné, Bibliothèque nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 366, n° 14., O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 261). | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | O. Bopearachchi1O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 366 and pl. 68, series 5., M. H. Mitchiner2M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 3. The decline of the Indo-Greeks : circa 130 to 0 B.C, London, 1975, p. 275, type 462., O. D. Hoover3O. D. Hoover, 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 Centuries BC to First Century AD - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 12, Lancaster-London, 2013, no. 468 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ Apollo (visible on reverse: part of legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa Tripod (visible on obverse: part of legend) |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Apollodotus II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 80-65 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | O. D. Hoover3O. D. Hoover, 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 Centuries BC to First Century AD - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 12, Lancaster-London, 2013, no. 394. |
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