89 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
Overstriking coin SO_1896_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Heliocles_II)_(AE_Zeus-elephant).jpg
Overstruck variety Hermaios_Zeus–Mithras.jpeg
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Traces of the overstruck variety 1896_Hermaeus_(drawing).jpg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Greek) Diademed, draped bust of Zeus right.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just) (Kharoshthi) Elephant walking left. PKA monogram.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 89 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 75 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: 7.897.89 g <br />7,890 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemiobol
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Indian module
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Senior - MacDonald 1998, p. 9-11, Bopearachchi 2008, p. 260
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284, pl. 42, série 7, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 384
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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 ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΕΡΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek) Diademed, draped bust of Zeus-Mithraios right.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mahārājasa tratarasa Heramayasa (of the Great King Hermaios the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Horse advancing right, foreleg raised.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 105 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 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 B
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Indian 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,