bgr_787157 - SCYTHIA - INDO-SCYTHIAN KINGDOM - AZES Tétradrachme bilingue
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Type : Tétradrachme bilingue
Date: c. 55-35 AC.
Mint name / Town : Taxila
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 13,26 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés. Très beau boeuf. Usure plus marquée au revers. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Morgan- cf, p. 377 - Mit.2379
Obverse
Obverse description : Bœuf sacré (zébu) passant à droite.
Obverse legend : BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU// AZOU
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE KHAROSHTHI.
Reverse description : Lion passant à droite.
Reverse translation : (Roi des Rois très grand Azès).
Commentary
Ce type est aussi parfois attribué à Azès II. La dénomination est aussi présentée comme un hexachalque.
This type is also sometimes attributed to Azès II. The name is also presented as a hexachalcum
This type is also sometimes attributed to Azès II. The name is also presented as a hexachalcum
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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