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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1838,EIC.74
Description
Alloy coin.
(whole)
Bust of Zeus to right, with thunderbolt over shoulder. Greek inscription on three sides.
(obverse)
Two palm fronds between bonnets of the Dioscuri. Kharoshthi inscription on three sides.
(reverse)
Authority
Ruler:
Antialcidas
Cultures/periods
Indo-Greek
Production date
115 BC-95 BC
(circa)
Production place
Minted in:
Afghanistan
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Charles Masson
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Begram
Materials
alloy
Dimensions
Height:
15 millimetres
Weight:
8.390 grammes
Width:
17 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
BMC India (Greek & Scythic) / The coins of the Greek and Scythic kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum
(p.28.29)
Errington 2021 / Charles Masson: Collections from Begram and Kabul Bazaar, Afghanistan 1833-1838
(p.142, fig.27.7)
BIGR
(bigr.antialcidas.23.2)
(https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.antialcidas.23.2)
Bopearachchi 1991 / Monnaies Gréco-Bactriennes et Indo-Grecques
(Antialcidas 16B)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
plant
Associated names
Representation of:
Zeus/Jupiter
Emblem of:
Dioskouroi/Dioscuri
Acquisition name
Donated by:
East India Company
Acquisition date
1838
Acquisition notes
Probably acquired by Masson, 1833-1835; received by EIC in London, 1837; donated to British Museum, 10/2/1838.
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1838,EIC.74
C&M catalogue number
IS (BMC India (Greek and Scythic))
(28)
(29)