SO 1880 - Uncertain mint (Provincial) over uncertain mint
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ NIKHΦΟΡΟΥ ANTIAΛΚΙΔΟΥ | Maharajasa jayadharasa Amtialkidasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great king Antialkidas the Victory-bearer").
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Lahore Museum | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | G. B. Bleazby collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ NIKHΦΟΡΟΥ ANTIAΛΚΙΔΟΥ Bust of Antialcidas right, wearing kausia and diadem. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa jayadharasa Amtialkidasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. "of Great king Antialkidas the Victory-bearer"). Zeus seated three quarter left, holding Nike and scepter. In left field, elephant forepart. In right field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Uncertain mint (Provincial) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Antialcidas Nikephoros (Indo-Greek king, c. 115-95 BC) - pretended authority (posthumous imitation) |
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.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.422.42 g <br />2,420 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachm | |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | O. Bopearachchi, "Monnaies indo-grecques surfrappées", Revue Numismatique 6/31 (1989), p. 49-79 (p. 64-65, no. 11, pl. V), M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 2. The Apogee of Indo-Greeks: circa 160 to 120 BC, London, 1975, p. 150, no. 278 a., R. B. Whitehead, Catalogue of Coins in the Punjab Museum, Lahore. I. Indo-Greek Coins, Oxford, 1914, p. 33, no. 172, pl. III., R. B. Whitehead, "Notes on the Indo-Greeks. Part III ", The Numismatic Chronicle 39/40 (1950), p. 205-232 (p. 210), K. W. Dobbins, A Schema of Indo-Baktrian Coinage, Numismatic Note sand Monograph, Numismatic Society of India 18, Varanasi, 1980, p. 68, PMC 172, O. Bopearachchi, "L'apport des surfrappes à la reconstruction de l'histoire des Indo-Grecs", Revue Numismatique 164 (2008), p. 245-268 (p. 256). | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | O. Bopearachchi1O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1991, p. 276-277 and pl. 40-41, series 13., M. H. Mitchiner2M. H. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage, vol. 2. The Apogee of Indo-Greeks: circa 160 to 120 BC, London, 1975, p. 150, type 278., O. D. Hoover3O. D. Hoover, 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 Centuries BC to First Century AD - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 12, Lancaster-London, 2013, no. 259. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of Lysisas right, wearing elephant headdress (visible on obverse: part of elephant and legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Heracles standing facing |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Lysias Anicetus (Indo-Greek king, c. 130-120 BC) |
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.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | O. D. Hoover3O. D. Hoover, 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 Centuries BC to First Century AD - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 12, Lancaster-London, 2013, no. 240. |
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