E-Auction 9
Lot 86:
Indo-Scythians. Azes I (58-12 BC). AR Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint in western Gandhara
Description
Indo-Scythians. Azes I (58-12 BC). AR Tetradrachm. (9.71g/ 24mm). Uncertain mint in western Gandhara. BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY / AZOY King on horseback to right, raising his right hand and holding whip in his left; to right, Karoshti ‘la’/ ‘Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa’ (‘of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great’ in Karoshti) Athena standing facing, raising her right hand in blessing and holding shield in her left; behind her back, spear; to left and right, monograms. Hgc-12,637. Extremely fine.
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