1977 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Vonones-Spalahores) (AE Heracles/Athena) over Strato I (Apollo/tripod) (Senior 2002, p. 13-14, 41)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1977

85 BCE - 60 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ / ΟΝΩΝΟΥ | Maharajabhrata dhramikasa Spalahorasa (of the Great King's Brother, Spalahores the Just)

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1398_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Vorones-Spalahores).png

Overstruck variety

Strato I Apollo tripod.jpeg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

1398_Strato_I_Apollo-tripod_(drawing).png

Location/history

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ / ΟΝΩΝΟΥ (Greek) Heracles standing facing, holding club and lion skin and crawling himself.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Maharajabhrata dhramikasa Spalahorasa (of the Great King's Brother, Spalahores the Just) (Kharoshthi) Athena standing left, holding spear and shield and making benediction gesture. Monogram to left.

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:

Spalahores (Indo-Scythian commander and king, c. 57-35 BC), Vonones (Indo-Scythian king, c. 75-57 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom

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.. 60 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: 10.9310.93 g <br />10,930 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B
		StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Senior 2002, p. 13-14, n° 41, Bopearachchi 2008, p. 260

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Senior 20011Senior 2001, vol. 2, p. 28, n° 66.1, HGC 122HGC 12, n° 614.

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ (Greek) Apollo standing facing, holding bow and arrow (visible: legend, upper torso of Apollo)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mahārājasa pracachasa tratarasa [Stra]tasa (of the Great King Strato the Illustrious Savior) (Kharoshthi) Tripod. (visible: traces)

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:

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.. 85 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/B

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Indian (Hoover)

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Mitchiner 19753Mitchiner 1975, p. 181, type 336, Bopearachchi 19914Bopearachchi 1991, p. 264, pl. 37, série 31, HGC 122HGC 12, n° 348
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.strato i.36

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Senior, Robert C. (2001), Indo-Scythian Coins and History, 4 vol., Lancaster, Penn. ; London, Classical Numismatic Group.
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,
^ Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
^ Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.