91 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
Overstriking coin SO_2094_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Heliocles_II).jpg
Overstruck variety Strato_I_Heracles_Nike_2.jpeg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Classical Numismatic Group, 72, 14 June 2006, 1046
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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. 91 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: 9.019.01 g <br />9,010 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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StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover)
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ (Greek) Head of bearded Heracles, club over his left shoulder right
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mahārājasa tratarasa dhramikasa Stratasa (of the Great King Strato the Just Savior) (Kharoshthi) Nike standing right, holding wreath in outstretched right arm, palm branch in left
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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.. 85 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,