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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Indo-Scythian Kingdom| > GS71385
Indo-Scythian Kingdom, Azes II, c. 35 B.C. - 5 A.D.
|Indo-Scythian| |Kingdom|, |Indo-Scythian| |Kingdom,| |Azes| |II,| |c.| |35| |B.C.| |-| |5| |A.D.|, Azes II may have been the last Indo-Scythian king in the northern Indian subcontinent (Pakistan). Indo-Scythian rule crumbled under the conquests of the Kushans who expanded into India to create the Kushan Empire. Senior and Hoover now believe Azes II did not exist and attribute all Azes coins to Azes I or as posthumous imitative issues. A type attributed to Azes I has been found overstruck on a coin traditionally attributed to Azes II, supporting their hypothesis.
GS71385. Silver drachm, Fröhlich 248 ff.; Mitchiner IGIS, vol. 6, 825d; Senior 96.41D; HGC 12 651 (R), VF, Taxila Sirsukh mint, weight 2.027g, maximum diameter 15.4mm, die axis 90o, c. 35 B.C. - 5 A.D.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king riding right on horseback, raising right hand, whip over shoulder in left hand, Karosthi letter Sa before horse; reverse Kharosthi legend: Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa, Pallas Athena standing right, raising right hand, shield on left arm, transverse spear over back, Karosthi monogram left, Karosthi monogram right; SOLD










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