Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Apollodotus II 1

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Typological Description

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

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻)
    • Type: Bust of Apollodotus II, diademed and draped right
    • Portrait: Apollodotus II of Bactria

  • Reverse

    • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨤𐨫𐨡𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa apaladatasa ]
    • Type: Athena standing left, holding shield horizontally with left arm, throwing thunderbolt with right hand
    • Deity: Athena
  • TypeSeries: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage

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Subtypes

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Subtype Obverse Reverse Examples of this type
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Apollodotus II 1.1
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻)
  • Type: Bust of Apollodotus II, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Apollodotus II of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨤𐨫𐨡𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa apaladatasa ]
  • Type: Athena standing left, holding shield horizontally with left arm, throwing thunderbolt with right hand
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 198 symbol, consists of Π, Τ, and Λ
  • Symbol (Right Field): Kharoshthi 47 symbol, represents 𐨡𐨁
  • Deity: Athena
objects: 4
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Apollodotus II 1.2
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻)
  • Type: Bust of Apollodotus II, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Apollodotus II of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨤𐨫𐨡𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa apaladatasa ]
  • Type: Athena standing left, holding shield horizontally with left arm, throwing thunderbolt with right hand
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 231 symbol, consists of Χ, Ρ, Υ, Κ, and Δ
  • Deity: Athena
objects: 7
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Apollodotus II 1.3
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻)
  • Type: Bust of Apollodotus II, diademed and draped right
  • Portrait: Apollodotus II of Bactria
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨯 𐨀𐨤𐨫𐨡𐨟𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa tratarasa apaladatasa ]
  • Type: Athena standing left, holding shield horizontally with left arm, throwing thunderbolt with right hand
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 232 symbol, consists of Χ, Ε, Δ, and Ρ
  • Symbol (Right Field): Kharoshthi 27 symbol, represents 𐨰
  • Deity: Athena
objects: 4

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Silver Tetradrachm of Apollodotus II of Bactria, first half first century BCE 1944.100.74841
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
9.35
Silver Tetradrachm of Apollodotus II of Bactria, first half first century BCE 1944.100.74842
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
9.82
Silver Tetradrachm of Apollodotus II of Bactria, first half first century BCE. 1944.100.74849
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
9.12
Silver Tetradrachm of Apollodotus II of Bactria, first half first century BCE. 1944.100.74850
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
8.74
Silver Tetradrachm of Apollodotus II of Bactria, first half first century BCE. 1995.51.250
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
9.29
Silver Tetradrachm of Apollodotus II of Bactria, first half first century BCE. 1993.29.211
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
26.0
Weight (in gr.)
9.43
[Monnaie : Tétradrachme, Argent, Incertain, Bactriane, Apollodote II]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
Bopearachchi 15
Diameter (in mm)
27
Weight (in gr.)
8.43
[Monnaie : Tétradrachme, Argent, Incertain, Bactriane, Apollodote II]
Collection
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier
N 6868 ?
Diameter (in mm)
27
Weight (in gr.)
6.68
Baktrien: Apollodotos II. ca. 80-65 v. Chr.
Collection
Münzkabinett Berlin
Identifier
18202715
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
26
Weight (in gr.)
8.97
British Museum: 1889,0105.1056
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
9.640
British Museum: 1888,1208.269
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
2.290
British Museum: 1922,0424.122
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
9.230
British Museum: 1868,1243.6
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
8.330
British Museum: 1888,1208.229
Collection
British Museum
Weight (in gr.)
9.440
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR45438
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
27.5
Weight (in gr.)
9.35
Indo-Greek coin
Collection
Ashmolean Museum
Identifier
HCR45437
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
28.5
Weight (in gr.)
9.66

Quantitative Analysis

Average measurements for this coin type:

Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
27
Weight (in gr.)
8.61

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