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Live auction - bgr_1088892 - SCYTHIA - INDO-SCYTHIAN KINGDOM - AZES Tétradrachme bilingue

SCYTHIA - INDO-SCYTHIAN KINGDOM - AZES Tétradrachme bilingue AU
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Estimate : 250 €
Price : 120 €
Maximum bid : 120 €
End of the sale : 14 April 2026 14:25:23
bidders : 1 bidder
Type : Tétradrachme bilingue
Date: c. 55-35 AC
Metal : silver
Diameter : 25,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 9,54 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire centré. Joli revers. 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 ; sous 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 : Pallas (Athéna) cuirassée et vêtue militairement marchant à gauche, tenant un bouclier de la main gauche orné de l’égide et brandissant un foudre de la main droite.
Reverse translation : (Roi des Rois très grand Azès).

Commentary


Ce tétradrachme frappé sur un grand module est bien à attribuer à Azès Ier.
This tetradrachm struck on a large module is indeed attributed to Azès I.

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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