75 BCE - 65 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ | Maharajasa dhramikasa jayadharasa Arkhebiyasa (of Great king Archebius the Just Victory-bearer)
Overstriking coin SO_2108_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Archebius).jpeg
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Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety 2108_Peucolaus_overstruck_(drawing).png
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧΕΒΙΟΥ (Greek) Bust of Archebius left, wearing horned Boiotian helmet and aegis, brandishing spear.
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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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Mint and issuing power
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: 9.549.54 g <br />9,540 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: Indian
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Jenkins 1973, p. 79-80, a and pl. VIII, 2, Mitchiner 1975, p. 209, type 362 a., Bopearachchi 1989, p. 72, no° 17, pl. VI, Bopearachchi 2008, p. 258
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 209, type 362., Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 322 and pl. 51, série 6., HGC 123HGC 12, n° 436.
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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 ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΠΕΥΚΟΛΑΟΥ (Greek) Bust of king wearing diadem (visible on reverse: drapery)
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mahārājasa dhramikasa tratarasa Piukulaasa (of the Great King Peukolaos the Just Savior) (Kharoshthi) Zeus left, holding scepter (viisble on obverse: monogram)
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Mint and issuing power
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.. 74 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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tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Indian
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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,