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E-auction 596-560060 - bgr_957477 - SCYTHIA - INDO-SCYTHIAN KINGDOM - AZES Drachme bilingue

SCYTHIA - INDO-SCYTHIAN KINGDOM - AZES Drachme bilingue VF
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Estimate : 50 €
Price : 14 €
Maximum bid : 17 €
End of the sale : 16 September 2024 14:06:00
bidders : 6 bidders
Type : Drachme bilingue
Date: c. 55-35 AC
Mint name / Town : Taxila
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,44 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan mince, centré. Usure importante. Patine grise
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse description : Le roi à cheval passant à droite, tenant une couronne de la main droite et un étendard de la main gauche ; devant le cheval, un monogramme.
Obverse legend : BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU// AZOU.
Obverse translation : (Roi des Rois très grand Azoy).

Reverse


Reverse legend : LÉGENDE KHAROSHTHI .
Reverse description : Zeus nicéphore drapé debout à gauche, tenant une victoriola de la main droite et un sceptre transversal de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : (Roi des Rois très grand Azès).

Commentary


Les drachmes sont souvent plus rares que les tétradrachmes.

Historical background


SCYTHIA - INDO-SCYTHIAN KINGDOM - AZES

(58-12 BC)

Azes I never conquered the domain of Hermaios (Paropamisades). On the other hand, he seized Taxila and is a contemporary of Zoïle II (55-35 BC).

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