Hemi-Obol - Theophilus

Features

Issuer	Indo-Greek Kingdom (India (ancient))
Kral	Theophilus (Θεόφιλος της Ινδίας) (Yaklaşık M.Ö. 90)
Type	Standart tedavül madenî paralar
Yıl	90 MÖ
Value	Hemiobol (1⁄12)
Currency	Drachm (200 BC to 10 AC)
Composition	Bakır
Ağırlık	7.44 g
Size	20 × 19 mm
Şekil	Kare (düzensiz)
Technique	Dövme
Orientation	Değişik hizalamalar ↺
Demonetized	Evet
Numara	N# 570377
Referanslar	MIG# 375a Michael Mitchiner. Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage. Hawkins Publications, London, United Kingdom (9 volumes). , Bop# 4a Osmund Bopearachchi; 1991. Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques = Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek coins. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France.

Obverse

Herkül büstü sağda; aslan başlığı takıyor; etrafında Yunanca yazılar Automatically translated

Script: Yunanca

Lettering:
BAΣIΛEΩΣ
ΔIKAIOY
ΘEOΦIΛOY

Unabridged legend: Basileos Dikaiou Theophilou

Reverse

(en) Cornucopia with Kharoshthi legend around

Script: Kharosthi

Unabridged legend:
maharajasa
dhramiasa
theuphilasa

Comments

(en)

This is a remarkable coin in several ways. It is the only Indo-Greek coin to feature a cornucopia as the basic design element on the reverse. The pairing of a Herakles obverse with a cornucopia reverse is even more noteworthy, as the cornucopia has no significance for Herakles. Perhaps the king was conveying to his subjects his ability to maintain both political and economic well-being? Third, the word for "the just" is rendered dhramiasa rather than the normal dhramikasa.

- CoinIndia.com

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