Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Telephus 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 ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΤΕΛΕΦΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs euergetou telephou ]
    • Type: Male anguiped standing facing, holding in each raised hand a flower with trailing root

  • Reverse

    • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨐𐨫𐨞𐨐𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨯 𐨟𐨅𐨫𐨁𐨥𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa kalanakramasa teliphasa ]
    • Type: Helios standing slightly to the left, holding sceptre, Selene standing to right, wearing crescent headress
    • Deity: Helios
    • Deity: Selene
  • TypeSeries: Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage

Subtypes

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Subtype Obverse Reverse Examples of this type
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Telephus 1.1
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΤΕΛΕΦΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs euergetou telephou ]
  • Type: Male anguiped standing facing, holding in each raised hand a flower with trailing root
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨐𐨫𐨞𐨐𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨯 𐨟𐨅𐨫𐨁𐨥𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa kalanakramasa teliphasa ]
  • Type: Helios standing slightly to the left, holding sceptre, Selene standing to right, wearing crescent headress
  • Symbol (Left Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 14 symbol, consists of Α and Τ
  • Deity: Helios
  • Deity: Selene
Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coinage Telephus 1.2
  • Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΤΕΛΕΦΟΥ (orientation: ⃕⤻) [transliteration: basileōs euergetou telephou ]
  • Type: Male anguiped standing facing, holding in each raised hand a flower with trailing root
  • Legend: 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨐𐨫𐨞𐨐𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨯 𐨟𐨅𐨫𐨁𐨥𐨯 (orientation: ↶(plus arrow below, going clockwise from right to left)) [transliteration: mahārājasa kalanakramasa teliphasa ]
  • Type: Helios standing slightly to the left, holding sceptre, Selene standing to right, wearing crescent headress
  • Symbol (Right Field): Bopearachchi Monogram 14 symbol, consists of Α and Τ
  • Deity: Helios
  • Deity: Selene