Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 17

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Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date: early second century BCE
  • Denomination: Denomination C (unit)
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Cupro-nickel
  • Shape: Round

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Type: Head of Dionysus right, laureate, with thyrsus over left shoulder

  • Reverse

    • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (orientation: ⇉) [transliteration: basileōs agathokleous ]
    • Type: Panther standing right with left paw raised, vine to right
  • TypeSeries: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage

References

Subtypes

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Subtype Obverse Reverse Examples of this type
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 17.1
  • Type: Head of Dionysus right, laureate, with thyrsus over left shoulder
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (orientation: ⇉) [transliteration: basileōs agathokleous ]
  • Type: Panther standing right with left paw raised, vine to right
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 109 symbol, consists of Ο, Τ, Λ, and Φ
object: 1
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Agathocles 17.2
  • Type: Head of Dionysus right, laureate, with thyrsus over left shoulder
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (orientation: ⇉) [transliteration: basileōs agathokleous ]
  • Type: Panther standing right with left paw raised, vine to right
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 62 symbol, consists of Κ and Ρ
objects: 4

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Cupro-nickel Denomination C (unit) of Agathocles of Bactria, Uncertain value, 185 BCE–170 BCE. 1995.51.70
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
10
Diameter (in mm)
19.0
Weight (in gr.)
3.84
Cupro-nickel Denomination C (unit) of Agathocles of Bactria, Uncertain value, 185 BCE–170 BCE. 1985.19.4
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
17.0
Weight (in gr.)
3.45
[Monnaie : Unité, Cupronickel, Incertain, Bactriane, Agathocle]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
R 3681.62
Diameter (in mm)
15
Weight (in gr.)
3.56
[Monnaie : Unité, Cupronickel, Incertain, Bactriane, Agathocle]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
anc.B, p. 92, n° 1
Diameter (in mm)
18
Weight (in gr.)
3.50
[Monnaie : Unité, Cupronickel, Incertain, Bactriane, Agathocle]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
1970.609
Diameter (in mm)
20
Weight (in gr.)
3.41
British Museum: 1888,1208.121
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
3.810
British Museum: 1881,1205.9
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
4.080
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR96479
Diameter (in mm)
17.9
Weight (in gr.)
3.41
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR53768
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
17
Weight (in gr.)
3.88
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR53767
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
18
Weight (in gr.)
3.46

Quantitative Analysis

Average measurements for this coin type:

Axis
11.5
Diameter (in mm)
17.74
Weight (in gr.)
3.64

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