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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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2823

90 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_2084.jpeg [1]

Overstruck variety

Agathocleia_Strato_I.jpeg [2]

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:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.heliocles ii.11

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}

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 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:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.strato i.4

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,

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 |Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1860,1220.16
 |Private collection=Major W. Hay collection
 |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ
+|Obverse legend language=Greek
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-|Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great king Heliokles the Just")
+|Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
+|Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi
 |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=95
+|Ancient region=estern Gandhara or western Punjab
-|Date to=80
+|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
+|Metal=Bronze
 |Weight=8.35
+|Denomination=denomination B
 |Standard=Indian
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+|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.
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+|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 language=Greek
 |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 language=Kharoshthi
 |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)
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+|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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