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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Indo-Scythian Kingdom| > WA74999
Indo-Scythian Kingdom, Azes II, c. 35 B.C. - c. 5 A.D.
|Indo-Scythian| |Kingdom|, |Indo-Scythian| |Kingdom,| |Azes| |II,| |c.| |35| |B.C.| |-| |c.| |5| |A.D.|, Azes II may have been the last Indo-Scythian king in the northern Indian subcontinent (modern day 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.
WA74999. Silver drachm, Senior 98.101TD, Fröhlich 258 - 263 var. (obv. letter), Mitchiner IGIS type 847c, HGC 12 653 (S), VF, porous, tight flan, western Gandhara, uncertain mint, weight 1.453g, maximum diameter 14.3mm, die axis 0o, c. 35 B.C. - c. 5 A.D.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king riding right on horseback, wearing armor, raising right hand, whip over shoulder in left hand, Karosthi letter La (control) before horse; reverse Kharosthi legend: Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great), Pallas Athena standing right, raising right hand, shield on left arm, transverse spear in left hand, without extra drapery, Karosthi monograms (controls) left and right; SOLD










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