Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9

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Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date: first half first century BCE
  • Denomination: Drachma
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Silver
  • Shape: Round

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou ]
    • Type: Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped right
    • Portrait: Amyntas of Bactria

  • Reverse

    • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa ]
    • Type: Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand
    • Deity: Zeus
    • Deity: Athena
  • TypeSeries: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage

References

Subtypes

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Subtype Obverse Reverse Examples of this type
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.1
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou ]
  • Type: Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Amyntas of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa ]
  • Type: Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 205 symbol, consists of Χ, Η, and Δ
  • Deity: Zeus
  • Deity: Athena
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.2
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou ]
  • Type: Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Amyntas of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa ]
  • Type: Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 206 symbol, consists of Χ, Η, Τ, Δ, and Υ
  • Deity: Zeus
  • Deity: Athena
objects: 6
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.3
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou ]
  • Type: Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Amyntas of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa ]
  • Type: Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 207 symbol, consists of Χ, Η, Τ, Δ, and Υ
  • Deity: Zeus
  • Deity: Athena
objects: 2
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.4
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou ]
  • Type: Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Amyntas of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa ]
  • Type: Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand
  • Symbol (Right Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 207 symbol, consists of Χ, Η, Τ, Δ, and Υ
  • Deity: Zeus
  • Deity: Athena
objects: 2
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.5
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou ]
  • Type: Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Amyntas of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa ]
  • Type: Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 202 symbol, consists of and Χ
  • Deity: Zeus
  • Deity: Athena
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.6
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou ]
  • Type: Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Amyntas of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa ]
  • Type: Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand
  • Symbol (Right Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 203 symbol, consists of Χ, Υ, and Ι
  • Deity: Zeus
  • Deity: Athena
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Amyntas 9.7
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs nikatoros amyntou ]
  • Type: Bust of Amyntas, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Amyntas of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨗𐨩𐨢𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨨𐨁𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa jayadharasa aṃitasa ]
  • Type: Zeus draped in three-quarter view left, seated on throne, armed Athena on outstretched right hand, sceptre and palm branch in left hand
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 227 symbol, consists of Τ, Δ, and Φ
  • Deity: Zeus
  • Deity: Athena

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Silver Drachma of Amyntas of Bactria, Bactria, 95 BCE–90 BCE. 1944.100.74801
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
10
Weight (in gr.)
2.41
[Monnaie : Bronze, Incertain, Bactriane, Diomède]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
Bopearachchi 1
Diameter (in mm)
17
Weight (in gr.)
2.29
[Monnaie : Drachme, Argent, Incertain, Bactriane, Amyntas Nicator]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
R 3681.510
Diameter (in mm)
17
Weight (in gr.)
2.47
British Museum: 1922,0424.137
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
2.290
British Museum: 1873,0502.10
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
2.150
British Museum: IOC.131
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
2.320
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR51988
Axis
10
Diameter (in mm)
14
Weight (in gr.)
2.33
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR51991
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
13
Weight (in gr.)
2.26
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR51990
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
14
Weight (in gr.)
2.26
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR51989
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
15
Weight (in gr.)
2.03

Quantitative Analysis

Average measurements for this coin type:

Axis
11.2
Diameter (in mm)
15
Weight (in gr.)
2.28

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