2823 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II) (AE Zeus/elephant) over Agathocleia/Strato I (Athena/Heracles) (London, BM, 1860-12-20.16)
From SILVER
Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
|Overstruck mint=Taxila | |Overstruck mint=Taxila | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara | |Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara | ||
− | |Overstruck authority= | + | |Overstruck authority=Agathocleia Theotropos (Indo-Greek queen, 2nd century BC); 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=100 BCE | |Overstruck date to=100 BCE |
Revision as of 15:46, 5 July 2023
90 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1860-12-20.16 | |
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.: | 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: 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: | 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: | Agathocleia Theotropos (Indo-Greek queen, 2nd century BC), 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.. 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: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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,