90 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
Overstriking coin SO_2074_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Heliocles_II).jpg
Overstruck variety Agathocleia Strato I.jpeg
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Traces of the overstruck variety 2074_Athena_Heracles_(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. In exergue, monogram.
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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 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: 7.847.84 g <br />7,840 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).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ (Greek) Head of Athena right (visible on obverse: plume of helmet, back profile of helmet, legend)
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mahajarassa tratarasa dhramkasa Stratasa (of the Great King Strato the Just Savior) (Kharoshthi) Heracles seated left on rock, holding club. In field, monogram (visible on reverse: head and upper torso, traces of legend).
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Mint and issuing power
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
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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,