75 BCE - 65 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ | Maharajasa dhramikasa jayadharasa Arkhebiyasa (of Great king Archebius the Just Victory-bearer)
Overstriking coin
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3061, 07 Jan. 2018, 29287
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ (Greek) Bust of Archebius right, wearing diadem.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Maharajasa dhramikasa jayadharasa Arkhebiyasa (of Great king Archebius the Just Victory-bearer) (Kharoshthi) Zeus-Mithra standing facing, brandishing thunderbolt and holding long scepter. In left field, monogram.
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 75 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 9.519.51 g <br />9,510 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Indian
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References
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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,