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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|Ancient region=Eastern Punjab | |Ancient region=Eastern Punjab | ||
|Authority=Indo-Greek kingdom; Zoilus II (Indo-Greek king, c. 55-35 BCE) | |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 | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=15.10 | |Weight=15.10 | ||
|Diameter=29 | |Diameter=29 | ||
|Axis=12 | |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 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 | |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 legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Tripod (visible on obverse: part of legend) | |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) | |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 | ||
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55 BCE - 35 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ | Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "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 (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 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 (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,