80 BCE - 65 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ NIKΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ | Maharajasa jayadharasa Amitasa (of Great king Amyntas the Victory-bearer)
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ NIKΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (Greek) Bust of Zeus-Mithra right, wearing Phrygian cap, scepter over shoulder.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Maharajasa jayadharasa Amitasa (of Great king Amyntas the Victory-bearer) (Kharoshthi) Athena standing left, raising right hand, holding spear in left hand, shield slung on back. In lower left field, monogram.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 80 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 BCE
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hellenistic 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: 8.638.63 g <br />8,630 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B
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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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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Senior - Mirza 1996, p. 5, MacDonald 2009, p. 208, n° 158., Bopearachchi 2008, p. 260
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 222, type 396., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 303-304 and pl. 47, série 14., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 427.
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Greek) Bust of the king or of Zeus right, wearing drapery and diadem (visible on obverse: outline of back and top of head and face to upper lip, legend)
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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. In exergue, monogram (visible on reverse: traces of elephant, traces of legend).
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Mint and issuing power
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
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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 (Hoover)
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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,
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