55 BCE - 35 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ | Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (of Great King Zoilos the Savior)
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Traces of the overstruck variety
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Museum collectionMuseum collection:
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Lucknow Museum, 25929 or 2530 (see Bopearachchi 2008)
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ (Greek) Apollo standing right, wearing coat, holding arrow. In left field, elephant.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Maharajasa tratarasa Jhoilasa (of Great King Zoilos the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Tripod. In left field, Kharoshthi letter. In right field, Kharoshthi letter.
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Mint and issuing power
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
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.5816.58 g <br />16,580 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination AA
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Greek (Hoover)
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Srivastava 1969, p. 29, n° 19, Bopearachchi 2008, p. 253, n° 15.
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 275, type 462., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 366 and pl. 68, série 5., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 468
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Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (Greek) Apollo standing right, wearing coat, holding arrow (visible on obverse: part of legend).
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa (of Great King Apollodotus the Savor) (Kharoshthi) Tripod. In left field, Kharoshthi letter. In right field, Kharoshthi letter (visible on reverse: part of legend and tripod).
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Mint and issuing power
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
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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denomination A
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Greek module
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References
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,